purr, v.
(purred, purring, purrs)
(purred, purring, purrs)
indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats
<verb.communication>
make vibrant sounds purr
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
make a soft swishing sound
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
birr purr whir whirr whiz whizz
sample sentences
"the motor whirred""the car engine purred"
verb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----sCars %s in the streets
The streets %s with cars
verb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----sCars %s in the streets
The streets %s with cars
verb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----sCars %s in the streets
The streets %s with cars
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym