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"pos": "verb",
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"categories": [],
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{
"ref": "1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 278",
"text": "There was no one at home but a black cat, who was sitting quite content and purring on the hearth[.]",
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}
],
"glosses": [
"To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented."
],
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"(intransitive, of a cat) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented."
],
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"intransitive",
"of a cat"
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"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "urrumatu"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "murlýkacʹ",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "мурлы́каць"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "kurnjáŭkacʹ",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "курня́ўкаць"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "múrkacʹ",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "му́ркаць"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mǎrkam",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "мъркам"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "roncar"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "ronronejar"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "發出喉音"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fāchū hóuyīn",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "发出喉音"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "咕嚕咕嚕叫"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gūlǔgūlǔ jiào",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "咕噜咕噜叫"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "打呼嚕"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǎ hūlū",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "打呼噜"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "crh",
"lang": "Crimean Tatar",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "mıravlamaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "příst"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "spinde"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "spinnen"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "ronroni"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "kehrätä"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "ronronner"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "rosmar"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳruṭunebs",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "კრუტუნებს"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "schnurren"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "gourgourízo",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "γουργουρίζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chourchourízo",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "χουρχουρίζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ghurghurānā",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "घुरघुराना"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ghurghurkarnā",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "घुरघुरकरना"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "dorombol"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "mala"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "laulaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "urissa"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "kedrätä"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "ronronar"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "bí ag crónán"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "fare le fusa"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gorogoro iu",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "ごろごろいう"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"alt": "なく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "naku",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "鳴く"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gareuranggeorida",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "가르랑거리다"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "ņurruot"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "murrāt"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "murkti"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "prede",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "преде"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "biyiʼ hodiitsʼaʼ"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "ronner"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "male"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "خرخر کردن"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "mruczeć"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "mruknąć"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "ronronar"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "toarce"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "murlýkatʹ",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "мурлы́кать"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "promurlýkatʹ",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "промурлы́кать"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "прести"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "prȅsti"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "priasť"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "ronronear"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "spinna"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "kurra"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "mırlamak"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "murkotáty",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "муркота́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "murkotíty",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "муркоті́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vorkotáty",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "воркота́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vorkotíty",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "воркоті́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "gừ gừ"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "rừ rừ"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "khò khò"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "ronfler"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "canu grwndi"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "murken",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "מורקען"
},
{
"_dis1": "51 3 28 18",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "mruken",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "מרוקען"
}
]
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{
"_dis": "19 16 17 9 6 19 8 5",
"kind": "lifeform",
"langcode": "en",
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "2008, C. E. Osborne, Black Gold Death in the Sun, page 12",
"text": "\"This is Cindy,\" she purred again, flashing a smile of perfect white teeth surrounded by full red lips.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To say (something) in a throaty, seductive manner."
],
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[
"say",
"say"
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[
"throaty",
"throaty"
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[
"seductive",
"seductive"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To say (something) in a throaty, seductive manner."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
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"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "10 86 2 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to speak in a seductive manner",
"word": "kehrätä"
}
]
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],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He purred like a kitten when she massaged his neck."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To make a vibrating throaty sound, as from pleasure."
],
"id": "en-purr-en-verb-jsMS0zVc",
"links": [
[
"pleasure",
"pleasure"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To make a vibrating throaty sound, as from pleasure."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "27 7 48 19",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make a vibrating throaty sound",
"word": "kehrätä"
}
]
},
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "2001, E. C. Craver, Last Reunion, page 159",
"text": "Beverly passed the city limits sign with the Porsche's motor purring contentedly after its two hundred and fifty-mile romp.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To make a low and consistent rumbling sound."
],
"id": "en-purr-en-verb-hyE743kz",
"links": [
[
"rumbling",
"rumble"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, of an engine) To make a low and consistent rumbling sound."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"of an engine"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "23 2 26 48",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "brǎmča",
"sense": "of an engine: to make a low rumbling sound",
"word": "бръмча"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 2 26 48",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of an engine: to make a low rumbling sound",
"word": "kehrätä"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 2 26 48",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "of an engine: to make a low rumbling sound",
"word": "dorombol"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 2 26 48",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "of an engine: to make a low rumbling sound",
"word": "duruzsol"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 2 26 48",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of an engine: to make a low rumbling sound",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "mruczeć"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 2 26 48",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of an engine: to make a low rumbling sound",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "mruknąć"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/pɜː(ɹ)/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)"
},
{
"homophone": "per"
},
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"text": "There was no one at home but a black cat, who was sitting quite content and purring on the hearth[.]",
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"ref": "2008, C. E. Osborne, Black Gold Death in the Sun, page 12",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"word": "發出喉音"
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "咕嚕咕嚕叫"
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "咕噜咕噜叫"
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"word": "打呼嚕"
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "kehrätä"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "ronronner"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "rosmar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳruṭunebs",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "კრუტუნებს"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "schnurren"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "gourgourízo",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "γουργουρίζω"
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "χουρχουρίζω"
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"code": "hi",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "घुरघुराना"
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "dorombol"
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "mala"
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"code": "izh",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"code": "izh",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"code": "izh",
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"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "ronronar"
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "bí ag crónán"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "fare le fusa"
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "gorogoro iu",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "ごろごろいう"
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"code": "ko",
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"roman": "gareuranggeorida",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "가르랑거리다"
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "преде"
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"code": "nv",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "biyiʼ hodiitsʼaʼ"
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"word": "male"
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"code": "uk",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"word": "gừ gừ"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
"word": "rừ rừ"
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat",
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"sense": "vibrating sound made by a cat when contented",
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