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purring

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
purr/pɜː(r)/

▶verb

1 (of a cat) make a low continuous vibratory sound expressing contentment.

2 (of a vehicle or engine) move or run smoothly while making a similar sound.

▶noun a purring sound.

– origin C17: imitative.

'purring' also found in these Oxford entries:

purr - turtle dove

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