schnurren

See also: Schnurren

German

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare English snarl.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. to purr
  2. to produce a "healthy" sound (by an engine or mechanism, e.g. a well-maintained chain on a bicycle)

Conjugation

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