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purrs
verb
(purr)
make a soft swishing sound
Synonyms:
birr
,
whir
,
whirr
,
whiz
,
whizz
,
Examples:
The car engine purred.
purrs
verb
(purr)
indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats
Synonyms:
make vibrant sounds,
purrs
noun
(purr)
a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
Words Related to
purrs
!
whirr
,
whir
,
whiz
,
whizz
,
birr
,
make vibrant sounds
,
growls
,
coos
,
meows
,
whinnies
,
warbles
,
caresses
,
barks
,
woofs
,
throaty
,
chirps
,
croons
,
cackles
,
clucks
,
sibilant
,
yelps
,
whimpers
,
growly
,
pussycat
,
hisses
,
slobbers
,
chirrup
,
snorts
,
mellifluous
,
yowl
,
tunelessly
,
leers
,
squawks
,
huskily
,
sweetly
,
trilling
,
seductively
,
nuzzles
,
burble
,
moans
,
lilts
,
breathy
,
sings
,
hums
,
dulcet
,
chitter
,
galumph
,
miaow
,
coquettish
,
quaver
,
tinkles
,
caw
,
squeals
,
falsetto
,
kittenish
,
sashays
,
keens
,
whispery
,
bops
,
guttural
,
shrieks
,
angelically
,
girlishly
,
chuff
,
yeahs
,
thrumming
,
crackles
,
yaps
,
basso profundo
,
hypnotizes
,
squeaks
,
gurgles
,
melodiously
,
mewing
,
skitters
,
bellows
,
rasps
,
waddles
,
oinks
,
whines
,
saunters
,
glissando
,
honks
,
glides
,
stroking
,
soothingly
,
slinks
,
zings
,
squawky
,
prances
,
screechy
,
mewl
,
lopes
,
preens
,
simper
,
coaxes
,
mutters
,
roars
,
quivery
,
neighs
,
purrs
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