Purr

v. i. [imp. & p. p. PURRED; p. pr. & vb. n. PURRING.] [Written also purr.] [Prov. Ger. purren, burren, pfurren, purrmachen.] To utter a low, murmuring, continued sound, as a cat.

v. t. To signify or express by purring. Gray.

n. The low, murmuring, continued sound of a cat; a kind of growl, expressive of contentment or pleasure. [Written also purr.]

To murmur as a cat. See PUR.

n. The murmuring sound made by a cat;