Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purring

/pˈɝɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: purring
IPA: /pˈɝɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of purr

noun

A sound that purrs.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of shin-kicking.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

purrings (plural)

Synonyms

shin-kicking

Rhymes With

referring occurring transferring recurring stirring preferring blurring incurring conferring deferring deterring inferring

Questions

How do you pronounce purring?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɝɪŋ/.
What does purring mean?: present participle and gerund of purr

How to pronounce purring

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