Past tense of purr
regular verb
The past tense of purr is purred. The past participle is also purred.
Forms of purr
| Base form (V1) | purr /pɜː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | purred /pɜːd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | purred /pɜːd/ |
| Present participle | purring |
| Third person singular | purrs |
Purred in a sentence
- "This is Cindy," she purred again, flashing a smile of perfect white teeth surrounded by full red lips.2008, C. E. Osborne, Black Gold Death in the Sun, page 12
- He purred like a kitten when she massaged his neck.
- “I thought you were rotting away in prison,” she purred.2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN. From the entry rot away
- The cat murred and purred and tried to lick his face and David was filled with such happiness.1989, Dawn Borrelli, Kate, page 101. From the entry murr
Meaning of purr
- verb To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented or in certain other conditions.
- verb To say (something) in a throaty, seductive manner.
- verb To make a vibrating throaty sound, as from pleasure.
Questions about the past tense of purr
- What is the past tense of purr?
- The past tense of purr is purred.
- What is the past participle of purr?
- The past participle of purr is purred.
- Is purr a regular or irregular verb?
- Purr is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: purr (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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