purr´ing|ly

purr´ing|ly
purr «pur», noun, verb.
–n.
a low, murmuring sound such as a cat makes when pleased.
–v.i., v.t.
to make a low murmuring sound: »

It [a young leopard] ... purred like a cat when we stroked it with our hands (Daniel Defoe). ... His engine purring almost inaudibly along the level road (H. G. Wells). The little girl purred content.

Also, pur.
[imitative]
purr´ing|ly, adverb.

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