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to murr

to murr

1 9.9
To make a low soft sound that shows a cat is happy
  • verb
  • /mɜr/
: ronronear
  • 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
25 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
79 2.5
to murr
1 9.9
to purr
25 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'.