Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pur]
- /pɜr/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pur]
- /pɜr/
Definitions of pur word
- verb without object pur to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does. 1
- verb without object pur (of things) to make a sound suggestive of the purring of a cat: The new motor of the car purred. 1
- verb with object pur to express by or as if by purring. 1
- noun pur the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes. 1
- noun pur a sound resembling this. 1
- noun pur the act of purring. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of pur
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; imitative
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pur
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pur popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pur usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerAntonyms for pur
noun pur
- dispur — a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
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