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Purr
purr
(purrs, purring, purred) 1. When a cat purrs, it makes a low vibrating sound with its throat because it is contented. The plump ginger kitten had settled comfortably in her arms and was purring enthusiastically. VERB: V 2. When the engine of a machine such as a car purrs, it is working and making a quiet, continuous, vibrating sound. Both boats purred out of the cave mouth and into open water... VERB: V prep • Purr is also a noun. Carmela heard the purr of a motor-cycle coming up the drive. N-SING
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I. noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1601 a low vibratory murmur typical of an apparently contented or pleased cat II. intransitive verb Date: 1620 1. to make a ~ or a sound like a ~ cars ~ing along the highway 2. a. to speak in a manner that resembles a ~ b. to speak in a malicious catty manner • ~ingly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (of a cat) make a low vibratory sound expressing contentment. 2 intr. (of machinery etc.) make a similar sound. 3 intr. (of a person) express pleasure. 4 tr. utter or express (words or contentment) in this way. --n. a purring sound. Etymology: imit. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. мурлыканье 2. тех. ровная работа (двигателя) 3. мурлыкать to purr content with pleasure —- мурлыкать от удовольствия 4. говорить мягким, успокаивающим или вкрадчивым тоном his audience purred with sympathetic tenderness —- по залу пронесся шепот умиления 5. издавать ровный гул, урчать (о моторе и т. п.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ v 1 if a cat purrs, it makes a soft, low sound in its throat to show that it is pleased (A big grey tom cat sat in his lap purring contentedly.) 2 if the engine of a vehicle or machine purrs, it works perfectly and makes a quiet smooth sound (The big Bentley purred along the wide road.) 3 if someone purrs, they speak in a soft, low, and sexy voice ("Are you doing anything tonight?" she purred.) - purr n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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