purr
Speech parts
1. purr - Noun
2. purr - Verb
3. purr - Interjection
Meaning
To murmur as a cat. See Pur.
The low murmuring sound made by a cat; pur. See Pur.
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Under the yaller pines I house, When sunshine makes 'em all sweet-scented, An' hear among their furry boughs The baskin' west-wind purr contented.
It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that whatever you say to them, they always purr.
The Republicans stroke platitudes until they purr like epigrams.
To err is human, to purr is feline.
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.
When the car's going well, I purr like a kitten.