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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
be in heaven, be pleased, beam, birr, bombilate, bombinate, boom, bum, burr, buzz, delight, die with delight, drone, feel happy, go into raptures, hum, joy, laugh, sing, smile, take great satisfaction, thrum, tread on air, whir, whiz
Dictionary Results for purr:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
purr
    n 1: a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
    v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car
         engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir,
         birr, purr]
    2: indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats [syn:
       purr, make vibrant sounds]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pur \Pur\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Purred; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Purring.] [Of imitative origin; cf. Prov. G. purren.]
   To utter a low, murmuring, continued sound, as a cat does
   when pleased. [Written also purr.]
   [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pur \Pur\, n.
   The low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment
   or pleasure. [Written also purr.]
   [1913 Webster]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Purr \Purr\, n.
   The low murmuring sound made by a cat; pur. See Pur.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Purr \Purr\, v. i. & t.
   To murmur as a cat. See Pur.
   [1913 Webster]

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