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Murr vs Hurr - What's the difference?

murr | hurr |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between murr and hurr

is that murr is (obsolete) a catarrh while hurr is (obsolete) to make a rolling, trilling, or burring sound; gnarl.

As verbs the difference between murr and hurr

is that murr is (onomatopoeia|colloquial|of a person or animal|furry fandom) to purr while hurr is (label) to hum; buzz.

As a noun murr

is (obsolete) a catarrh or murr can be (onomatopoeia|colloquial|furry fandom) a purr (produced by any animal).

murr

English

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain. Perhaps imitative.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A catarrh.
  • *1603 , (John Florio), translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays , III.12:
  • *:With them a Phthysique'' or consumption of the lungs is but an ordinary cough: A ''dysentery or bloody flux but a distemper of the stomacke; A pleurisie but a cold or murre ; and as they gently name them so they easily endure them.
  • * John Skelton
    • The woodhack that singeth 'chur', / Hoarsely, as he had the murr

    Etymology 2

    Imitative.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (onomatopoeia, colloquial, furry fandom) A purr (produced by any animal).
  • * 2003 March 30, "NallTWD" (username), FUR: "Boston Blues" (M/F- Lions)'', in fur.stories.erotica, ''Usenet :
    • Raion let out a contented murr ,
  • * 2004 , "Claudia" (username), STORY: The Three Sisters, part 8 ( Transform, Girl into Horse )'', in alt.sex.stories, ''Usenet :
    • Cathy rroww'ed like a cat in heat as her tom mated her, her breasts pressed deeply into the mattress, orgasming with a contented murr as the tom fertilized her
  • * 2007 , Teiran, The Hero , page 150:
    • The hyena let out a soft murr as the fox's paw gently rubbing in small circles across his forehead and down his neck. The gentle scratching felt good, so the hyena leaned into the paw.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (onomatopoeia, colloquial, of a person or animal, furry fandom) To purr.
  • * 1989 , Dawn Borrelli, Kate , page 101:
    • The cat murred and purred and tried to lick his face and David was filled with such happiness. All the doubts and misgivings of the past few hours fled and all that he knew was that Kate, his love and his life, was back with him.
  • * 1995 January 5, "Anne-Lise Pasch" (username), STORY: Retribution'', in alt.fan.furry, ''Usenet :
    • She murred in satisfaction.
  • * 2002', September 2, "sahd_ryoken" (username), ''*'''murrs * no shirt, jean shorts, and one hot dragon'', in alt.fan.dragons, ''Usenet
    • Derived terms
    * murrsuit ----

    hurr

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hur

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) to hum; buzz
  • (obsolete) To make a rolling, trilling, or burring sound; gnarl
    • R is the dog's letter, and hurreth in the sound. — Ben Jonson.
  • * 2010 , Chris d'Lacey, The Last Dragon Chronicles: Dark Fire
    • Speak again , she hurred , making mouth movements with her paws.
    (Webster 1913)