Purr vs Our - What's the difference?
purr | our |
Of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented.
To say (something) in a throaty, seductive manner.
* 2008 , C. E. Osborne, Black Gold Death in the Sun (page 12)
To make a vibrating throaty sound, as from pleasure.
(of an engine) To make a low and consistent rumbling sound.
* 2001 , E. C. Craver, Last Reunion (page 159)
The vibrating sound made by a cat in its throat when contented.
* 1918 , Sarath Kumar Ghosh, The wonders of the jungle - Volume 2 (page 113)
A throaty, seductive sound of pleasure made by a person.
* 2006 , Brenda Williamson, Wolverton Blood (page 53)
The low consistent rumble made by an engine at slow speed
* 1997 , Susan Wood, A Fly in Amber (page 191)
Belonging to us.
* 2008 , Mike Knudson & Steve Wilkinson, Raymond and Graham Rule the School
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(Northern England, Scotland) Used before a person's name to indicate that the person is in one's family, or is a very close friend.
As a verb purr
is of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented.As a noun purr
is the vibrating sound made by a cat in its throat when contented.As a determiner our is
belonging to us.purr
English
Verb
(en verb)- "This is Cindy," she purred again, flashing a smile of perfect white teeth surrounded by full red lips.
- Beverly passed the city limits sign with the Porsche's motor purring contentedly after its two hundred and fifty-mile romp.
Derived terms
* purrer * purr like a kittenNoun
(en noun)- Instead, the tiger looked around, and gave a purr , and then a growl. What did that mean? The man could not tell. Then the tiger just flung upon the man some of the sand from the side of the hollow.
- The trill of her purr echoed inside his mouth when he kissed her again. Clutching at his shirt, her fingers traveled the muscles in his back.
- I sat still in the car and listened to the soft purr of the engine and my beating heart. Then slowly, and as silently as possible, I drove the car back to camp.
Derived terms
* purrlikeSee also
* meow English onomatopoeiasour
English
(wikipedia our)Determiner
- Paying no attention to Lizzy, Mrs. Gibson began calling out our names in alphabetical order.
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- Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.