Meaning of purring In English

• 0 present participle of purr

• 1 to make a quiet, continuous, soft sound:

  • The cat purred as I stroked its fur.

  • We could hear the sound of a lawnmower purring in the back garden.

  • A black limousine purred up (= drove up making a quiet, continuous, soft sound) outside the hotel.

  • [ + speech ] "I love it when you stroke my back," she purred (= said with pleasure).