purr
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1 purr
A low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat.
Roget 407: roll etc. v.; drumming etc. v.; berloque†, bombination†, rumbling; tattoo, drumroll; dingdong; tantara†; rataplan†; ... meer laten zien
Pools: mruczenie
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1 purr
Make a soft swishing sound:
— The car engine purred.
synoniemen: birr, whir, whirr, whiz, whizz.
Roget 412: cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow†; growl, snarl. [specific animal sounds] bark [dog, seal]; bow-wow, yelp [dog]; bay, ... meer laten zien
Nederlands: spinnen, snorren, suizelen, suizen
2 purr
Indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats.
synoniem: make vibrant sounds.
Nederlands: spinnen
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: be in heaven, be pleased, beam, birr, bombilate, bombinate, boom, bum, burr, buzz, delight, die with delight, drone, feel happy, go into raptures, hum, joy, laugh, sing, smile ... meer laten zien.
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purring
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: beaming, beatific, beatified, birring, blessed, blissful, bombilation, bombinating, bombination, booming, burring, buzzing, capering, cheerful, chirping, dancing, droning, flushed with joy, gay, glad ... meer laten zien.
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