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English
Verb
purring
- present participle and gerund of purr
Noun
purring (countable and uncountable, plural purrings)
- A sound that purrs.
2008 February 14, Ben Ratliff, “Upholding the Standards of Smooth Jazz Purists”, in New York Times:Kenny G is a dull but wickedly consistent musician: automatic with his tremulous phrasing and canned licks, which formed fast, organized roils during his unaccompanied solos; melismatic purrings of the melody on ballads; and gospel phrases in R&B songs.
- (sports) Synonym of shin-kicking
Norwegian
Noun
purring
- reminder
- Jeg fikk en purring fra biblioteket. (Bokmål)
- Eg fekk ei purring frå biblioteket. (Nynorsk)
- I got a reminder from the library.
Inflection