Meanings
comparative purrier · superlative purriest
- Inclined to purr; purring.
"The little dear," came the nurse's voice low and purry and reassuring, "he's been sitting up worrying all night and he never bothered us once."
1925, John Dos Passos, “Tracks”, in Manhattan Transfer, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC, 1st section, page 881 more example
I gingerly patted Carbonel's back. His ears twitched, and I felt a rumble go through his fur. He was purring! “You have a very purry cat,” I said to Ellie.
2009, Tui Sutherland, Bulldog Won't Budge, page 145
Origin
Translations
Spanish jirjiroso
- jirjirosoTranslations
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