purr

Etymology
Onomatopoeic.

Verb

 * 1)  To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented.
 * 2)  To say (something) in a throaty, seductive manner.
 * 3)  To make a vibrating throaty sound, as from pleasure.
 * He purred like a kitten when she massaged his neck.
 * 1)  To make a low and consistent rumbling sound.
 * He purred like a kitten when she massaged his neck.
 * 1)  To make a low and consistent rumbling sound.

Translations

 * Basque: urrumatu
 * Belarusian: мурлы́каць, курня́ўкаць, му́ркаць
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:, ronronejar
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese:
 * Mandarin: 發出喉音, ,
 * Crimean Tatar: mıravlamaq
 * Czech:
 * Danish: spinde
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: კრუტუნებს
 * German:
 * Greek:, χουρχουρίζω
 * Hindi:, घुरघुरकरना
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Ingrian: laulaa, urissa, kedrätä
 * Interlingua: ronronar
 * Irish: bí ag crónán
 * Italian: fare le fusa
 * Japanese: ,
 * Khmer:
 * Korean:
 * Latgalian: ņurruot
 * Latvian: murrāt
 * Lithuanian: murkti
 * Macedonian: преде
 * Malay:
 * Navajo: biyiʼ hodiitsʼaʼ
 * Norman: ronner
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian:
 * Polish:, mruknąć
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: прести
 * Roman:
 * Slovak: priasť
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: муркота́ти, муркоті́ти, воркота́ти, воркоті́ти
 * Vietnamese:, rừ rừ,
 * Walloon:
 * Welsh: canu grwndi
 * Yiddish: מורקען, מרוקען


 * French: dire d'une voix suave et posée
 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Polish:, mruknąć

Noun

 * 1) The vibrating sound made by a cat in its throat when contented.
 * 2) A throaty, seductive sound of pleasure made by a person.
 * 3) The low consistent rumble made by an engine at slow speed
 * 1) The low consistent rumble made by an engine at slow speed
 * 1) The low consistent rumble made by an engine at slow speed

Translations

 * Bulgarian: мъркане
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese:
 * Mandarin:, 貓喘音, 貓喘鳴
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: kehräys,
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: კრუტუნი
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Interlingua: ronron
 * Irish: crónán
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Malay:
 * Ottoman Turkish: طر
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, rom-rom
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: предење
 * Roman:
 * Slovak: pradenie
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:, , mır
 * Vietnamese:
 * Walloon: ,
 * Welsh: grwndi, crwth

Interjection

 * 1) Vibrating sound made by a cat.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: мър, мър-мър
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Japanese: ゴロゴロ
 * Polish:
 * Russian:, , мур-р-р
 * Ukrainian: мур