A low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat.

Roget 407: roll etc. v.; drumming etc. v.; berloque^†, bombination^†, rumbling; tattoo, drumroll; dingdong; tantara^†; rataplan^†; whirr; ratatat, ratatat-tat; rubadub; pitapat; quaver, clutter, charivari^†, racket; cuckoo; repetition etc. 104; peal of bells, devil's tattoo; reverberation etc. 408.    [sound of railroad train rolling on rails] clickety-clack.    hum, purr.    [animals that hum] hummingbird.    [animals that purr] cat, kitten (animal sounds) 412.    ... show more

Polish: mruczenie

Make a soft swishing sound:
— The car engine purred.

synonyms: birr, whir, whirr, whiz, whizz.

Roget 412: cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow^†; growl, snarl.    [specific animal sounds] bark [dog, seal]; bow-wow, yelp [dog]; bay, bay at the moon [dog, wolf]; yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr^†, yawl, snarl, howl [dog, wolf]; grunt, gruntle^†; snort [pig, hog, swine, horse]; squeak, [swine, mouse]; neigh, whinny [horse]; bray [donkey, mule, hinny, ass]; mew, mewl [kitten]; meow [cat]; purr [cat]; caterwaul, pule [cats]; baa^†, bleat [lamb]; low, moo [cow, cattle]; troat^†, croak, peep [frog]; coo [dove, pigeon]; gobble [turkeys]; quack [duck]; honk, gaggle, guggle [goose]; crow, caw, squawk, screech, [crow]; cackle, cluck, clack [hen, rooster, poultry]; chuck, chuckle; hoot, hoo [owl]; chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle [small birds]; hum [insects, hummingbird]; buzz [flying insects, bugs]; hiss [snakes, geese]; blatter^†; ratatat [woodpecker].    ... show more

Dutch: spinnen, snorren, suizelen, suizen

Indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats.

synonym: make vibrant sounds.

Dutch: spinnen