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purred

Australia, UK/pɜːd/US/pɜɹd/Scotland/pʌɹd/New Zealand/pøːd/

A form of purr — To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented or in certain other conditions.

UncommonScrabble 9

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Meanings

verb

participlepastsimple past and past participle of purr

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with purred

word third heard keyword bird preferred insured assured absurd inferred blurred erred unheard spurred curd Kurd gird furred ferd surd Bay de Verde begird birdsite blerd

Sounds the same

pairedpared (both fair–fur merger)

Cite this entry

APA

purred. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purred

MLA

“purred.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purred. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purred,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purred.

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