Translation for '
purr' from English to Russian
| NOUN | a purr | purrs | |
| VERB | to purr | purred | purred purring | purrs | |
| SYNO | to birr | to make vibrant sounds | to purr | ... |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
VERB to infinitive | simple past | past participle
present participle | 3rd person
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Usage Examples English
- Vocalizations of a flat-headed cat kitten resembled those of a domestic cat. The vocal repertoire of adults has not been analyzed completely, but they purr and give other short-ranged vocalizations.
- Her voice was characterized as a "smoky, sexual growl" by most critics and a "throaty purr."
- The snow leopard's vocalizations include meowing, grunting, prusten and moaning. It can purr when exhaling.
- The sand-colored nighthawk apparently seldom sings, but it does so from the ground, "a gurgling purr...interspersed with quiet throat-clearing sound and loud "grawh" notes."
- It can purr as its hyoid bone is ossified. Its pupils contract to vertical slits.
- Many cats purr while kneading. They also purr mostly when newborn, when feeding, or when trying to feed on their mother's teat.
- The cream-colored woodpecker makes "a high-pitched laugh, 'wutchuk kee-hoo-hoo-hoo'", also described as "pueer, pueer, purr, paw".
- Many cats purr while kneading. They also purr mostly when newborn, when feeding, or when trying to feed on their mother's teat.
- Tabakov has lent his distinctive, purr-like voice to a number of animated characters, including the talking cat Matroskin in "Three from Prostokvashino" and its sequels.
- It also makes a variety of screams, sharp alarm calls, and a quiet purr.
- Cats often purr when distressed or in pain, such as during labor.
- The vermiculated screech owl's primary song is a "very fast, long, toad-like trill". Its probable secondary song is "a very brief descending purr".
- Ejective trills are not known from any language although they are easy to produce. They may occur as mimesis of a cat's purr.
- Other vocalizations include "rattles, grunt-like contact notes, nasal 'nyek', purr-like notes, 'kyeek' alarm, [...] pure rattles 'bddddt'".
- The maned rat was believed to be solitary, but is now known to be somewhat sociable, with multiple animals trapped in the same territory; they purr and groom one another.
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