purrとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA: /pɜː/
• (General American) IPA: /pɝ/
• (Scotland) IPA: /pʌr/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /pøː/
• (Liverpool, fair–fur merger) IPA: /peː/
• (Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger) IPA: /pɛː/
• (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA: /pɜː(ɹ)/
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)
• 異形同音異義語: per (fern–fir–fur merger); pair, pare, pear (all fair–fur merger)

動詞

purr (third-person singular simple present purrs, present participle purring, simple past and past participle purred)

1. (intransitive, of a cat) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented or in certain other conditions.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 278:

     There was no one at home but a black cat, who was sitting quite content and purring on the hearth[.]

2. (transitive) To say (something) in a throaty, seductive manner.
   • 2008, C. E. Osborne, Black Gold Death in the Sun, page 12:

     "This is Cindy," she purred again, flashing a smile of perfect white teeth surrounded by full red lips.

3. (intransitive) To make a vibrating throaty sound, as from pleasure.

   He purred like a kitten when she massaged his neck.

4. (intransitive with over) To spend time enjoying and expressing pleasure (over something); to coo; to enthuse.
   • 1971, Donald J. Sobol, More Two-Minute Mysteries, page 36:

     No woman receiving her first mink would ever put it directly into storage. She would try it on and purr over it.

5. (intransitive, of an engine) To make a low and consistent rumbling sound.
   • 2001, E. C. Craver, Last Reunion, page 159:

     Beverly passed the city limits sign with the Porsche's motor purring contentedly after its two hundred and fifty-mile romp.

名詞

purr (plural purrs)

1. The vibrating sound made by a cat in its throat when contented.
   • 1918, Sarath Kumar Ghosh, The wonders of the jungle - Volume 2, page 113:

     Instead, the tiger looked around, and gave a purr, and then a growl. What did that mean? The man could not tell. Then the tiger just flung upon the man some of the sand from the side of the hollow.

2. A throaty, seductive sound of pleasure made by a person.
   • 2006, Brenda Williamson, Wolverton Blood, page 53:

     The trill of her purr echoed inside his mouth when he kissed her again. Clutching at his shirt, her fingers traveled the muscles in his back.

3. The low consistent rumble made by an engine at slow speed
   • 1997, Susan Wood, A Fly in Amber, page 191:

     I sat still in the car and listened to the soft purr of the engine and my beating heart. Then slowly, and as silently as possible, I drove the car back to camp.

間投詞

purr

1. Vibrating sound made by a cat.
2. (slang) Alternative form of period.

派生語

参考

• meow
• hiss

アナグラム

• RURP