purr /pɜː $ pɜːr/ verb
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: From the sound]

1. [intransitive] if a cat purrs, it makes a soft low sound in its throat to show that it is pleased

2. [intransitive] if the engine of a vehicle or machine purrs, it works perfectly and makes a quiet smooth sound:
The big Bentley purred along the road.

3. [intransitive and transitive] to speak in a soft low sexy voice:
‘That feels good,’ she purred.
—purr noun [countable]

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