- curr
- intransitive verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1677 to make a murmuring sound (as of doves)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Curr — (k[^u]r), v. i. [Prob. imitative.] To coo. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] The owlets hoot, the owlets curr. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curr — verb To coo like an owl. The owlets hoot, the owlets curr … Wiktionary
Curr — Recorded as Ker, Kerr, Keir, sometimes Carr, Curr, and possibly others, this interesting name is Anglo Scottish, but ultimately of pre 7th century Old Norse origins. It is or was topographical and found mainly in the famous Border counties of the … Surnames reference
curr — [[t]kɜr[/t]] v. i. curred, curr•ing to make a low, purring sound, as a cat • Etymology: 1670–80; akin to MD curren, MHG kurren to growl … From formal English to slang
curr — ˈkər(.) intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: imitative : to make a murmuring sound (as of doves) the owlets curr William Wordsworth … Useful english dictionary
Curr, Joseph — • English priest (d. 1847) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Curr, Joseph Joseph Curr … Catholic encyclopedia
CURR, Edward Micklethwaite (1820-1889) — writer on aborigines and on stock was the son of Edward Curr (1798 1850) and was born at Hobart in 1820. His father spent over three years in Tasmania, from February 1820 to June 1823, and on his return voyage to England wrote An Account of the… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
curr — /kerr/, v.i. to make a low, purring sound, as a cat. [1670 80; akin to ON kurra to grumble, murmur, MHG kurren, MD curren to growl] * * * … Universalium
curr. — abbr. current … Dictionary of English abbreviation
curr — v. coo, make soft cooing sounds (like the call of a dove or pigeon) … English contemporary dictionary
