1. purr - Noun
2. purr - Verb
3. purr - Interjection
To murmur as a cat. See Pur.
The low murmuring sound made by a cat; pur. See Pur.
Source: Webster's dictionaryUnder the yaller pines I house, When sunshine makes 'em all sweet-scented, An' hear among their furry boughs The baskin' west-wind purr contented. James Russell Lowell
It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that whatever you say to them, they always purr. Lewis Carroll
The Republicans stroke platitudes until they purr like epigrams. Adlai Stevenson II
To err is human, to purr is feline. Robert Byrne
I make the pussy purr with The stroke of my hand They know they gettin' it from me They know just where to go When they need their lovin man They know I do it for free They give me cat scratch fever. Ted Nugent
When the car's going well, I purr like a kitten. Buddy Rice