purr, pur

i. & t. [An imitative word; cf. Scotch pirr =a gentle wind; Icel. byrr =a wind.] A. In trans.: To make a soft murmuring sound, as a cat when pleased. "With hunger pinch'd, and pinch'd for room, She now presaged approaching doom, Nor slept a single wink, or purr'd ." Cowper: Retired Cat. purser B. Trans.: To signify by purring or by making a murmuring noise. "The secretary purred delighted approval."-C. Kings. ley : Hypatia , ch. xxiii.