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to murr

to murr

9.9
To make a low soft sound that shows a cat is happy
  • verb
  • /mɜr/
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  • When I scratched his ears, the cat began to murr with delight.

Examples

  • The old tomcat murred contentedly beside the warm fireplace.

  • The cat murrs softly when it's happy.

  • At night, she listened to the kittens murring softly in their basket.

  • Did you hear the cat murring on the couch?

  • When he petted her gently, the cat began to murr in response, showing her pleasure.

  • As she relaxed on the couch, the cat curled up beside her and started to murr softly.

  • The kitten let out a soft murr while snuggling against its owner for warmth.

Synonyms

to purr
vsto murr
20 1.0

To make a low soft vibrating sound in the throat when happy

is limited to a soft rumbling sound showing contentment

Compounds

happy murr
  • Archaic
9.9

A soft sound a cat makes when it feels pleased

How Soft

to rumble
  • Literature
84 2.5
to murr
9.9
to purr
20 1.0

Surface Forms

murr infinitive
murred past
murred past participle
murring present participle
murrs third person singular

Etymology

The word murr is a word that copies the soft, low sound a cat makes, similar to purr and to murmur, which both mean a 'soft, low sound'. So to murr is to make that gentle, rumbling noise of 'contentment'.