0 past simple and past 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).
On the contrary, he purred his way through most of his speech.
Each part of the current affairs machine purred powerfully through this splendid offering.
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