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purring purring definition

purring


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  purr 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  purr 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  purr 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  purr 
 
  2  senses  of  purr 
 
  Sense  1 
  whizz,  whiz,  whirr,  whir,  birr,  purr 
  =>  sound,  go 
 
  Sense  2 
  purr,  make  vibrant  sounds 
  =>  resonate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  purr 
 
  purr  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  purr 
 
  Sense  1 
  whizz,  whiz,  whirr,  whir,  birr,  purr 
  =>  sound,  go 
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  Sense  2 
  purr,  make  vibrant  sounds 
  =>  resonate 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  purring 
  spurring 
 
  Overview  of  verb  purr 
 
  The  verb  purr  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  whizz,  whiz,  whirr,  whir,  birr,  purr  --  (make  a  soft  swishing  sound,  as  of  a  motor  working  or  wings  flapping) 
  2.  purr,  make  vibrant  sounds  --  (indicate  pleasure  by  purring;  characteristic  of  cats) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  purr 
 
  The  verb  purr  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  whizz,  whiz,  whirr,  whir,  birr,  purr  --  (make  a  soft  swishing  sound,  as  of  a  motor  working  or  wings  flapping) 
  2.  purr,  make  vibrant  sounds  --  (indicate  pleasure  by  purring;  characteristic  of  cats) 



purring definition