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purr / pər/ • v. [intr.] (of a cat) make a low continuous vibratory sound usually expressing contentment. ∎  (of a vehicle or machine) make such a sound when running smoothly at low speed. ∎  [intr.] (of a vehicle or engine) move smoothly while making such a sound: a sleek blue BMW purred past him. ∎  speak in a low soft voice, esp. when expressing contentment or acting seductively: [with direct speech] “Would you like coffee?” she purred | [tr.] she purred her lines seductively. • n. a low continuous vibratory sound, typically that made by a cat or vehicle.

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