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purr definition

purr (pʉr)

noun

  1. a low, vibratory sound made by a cat when it seems to be pleased
  2. any sound like this

Etymology: echoic

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to make or express by such a sound

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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