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mrrp

/mrːp/

mrrp interjection: sound that a cat makes when chirruping.

Interjection

  1. (Internet) Sound that a cat makes when chirruping.
    • Mittens likes to 'talk' to people. When we're scratching her back she'll purr and go 'mrrp urk mrrp'.1997 April 7, David Arnett <darnett@interlog.com>, “Re: Funny story (very short!)”, in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2026, message-ID...
    • Mrrp.2015 January 9, @thisminimiss, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 18 Aug 2026

Origin of mrrp

Onomatopoeia.

Questions about mrrp

What does mrrp mean?
Mrrp means sound that a cat makes when chirruping.
What part of speech is mrrp?
Mrrp is an interjection.
How do you pronounce mrrp?
Mrrp is pronounced /mrːp/.

Words near mrrp in the dictionary

  1. MRR
  2. MRR - Queen of Peace
  3. MRR Queen of Peace
  4. mrreow
  5. mrrow
  6. mrrp
  7. MRRs
  8. MRS
  9. Mrs Christmas
  10. Mrs Christmases
  11. Mrs Claus

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