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To utter a low, murmuring, continued sound, as a cat does when pleased.

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  1. v. i. To utter a low, murmuring, continued sound, as a cat does when pleased.
  2. v. t. To signify or express by purring.
  3. n. The low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment or pleasure.
  4. n. any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber
  5. To utter a low, murmuring, continued sound, as a cat does when pleased. [Written also purr.] To signify or express by purring. Gray. The low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment or pleasure. [Written also purr.]
  6. To utter a low, murmuring, continued sound, as a cat does whenpleased. [Written also purr.]
  7. v. i. To utter a low, murmuring, continued sound, as a cat does when pleased. v. t. To signify or express by purring. n. The low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment or pleasure.