purr
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
Types & categories
- sound hypernym
Related & opposite
- make vibrant sounds derivation
Sense 2 verb
make a soft swishing sound
the motor whirred
Types & categories
- sound hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats
Types & categories
- resonate hypernym
Related & opposite
- purr derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | make vibrant sounds |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whir |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whiz |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | purr |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | resonate |