purr

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
• Hypernyms:
sound

II - verb

1. make a soft swishing sound
- the motor whirred
- the car engine purred
• Syn:
whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr
• Derivationally related forms:
birr (for: birr), whir (for: whir), whirring (for: whir), whirr (for: whirr), whiz (for: whiz)
• Hypernyms:
sound, go
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Cars purr in the streets
- The streets purr with cars
2. indicate pleasure by purring;
characteristic of cats
• Syn:
make vibrant sounds
• Hypernyms:
resonate, vibrate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  make vibrant sounds, whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr