āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to purr
01
āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to talk in a low, soft voice, particularly to express contentment or to convey seductive charm
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As the soothing melody played on the guitar, the musician 's voice seemed to purr with emotion.
āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŖā§āĻ āĻāĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of cats) to make a prolonged low sound as a sign of content
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As she curled up in her favorite spot by the window, the tabby cat started to purr.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻž
(of a mechanical device) to function or move smoothly and quietly
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After the mechanic repaired the faulty components, the motorcycle engine began to purr smoothly.
āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§, āĻŽā§āĻāĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
01
a soft, continuous, low-frequency sound made by a cat, usually indicating contentment or relaxation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He could hear a gentle purr coming from the cat under the blanket.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
