schnurren

See also: Schnurren

German

Etymology

From Middle High German snurren, ablaut variant of snarren (whence modern schnarren), ultimately of imitative origin (lautmalend). Cognate with Dutch snorren; compare also English snarl.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnʊʁən/
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  • Hyphenation: schnur‧ren

Verb

schnurren (weak, third-person singular present schnurrt, past tense schnurrte, past participle geschnurrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (of cats etc.) to purr (produce a vibrating, whirring sound, especially when satisfied)
  2. (figurative, of an engine or mechanism) to produce a “healthy” sound that indicates good function

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “schnurren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “schnurren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “schnurren” in Duden online
  • “schnurren” in OpenThesaurus.de
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