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Conditional support if you cut off the cat's cry at the end of the file. But the purring sound is really funny (really silimar to human's snoring)--Caspian blue 21:37, 21 October 2009 (UTC) Comment I have done a little editing to the file. I've cut out the cry at the end, and I worked a little magic to make the second purr less dramatic. (X!
Certain words in the English language represent animal sounds: the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns , and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeic .
Yet this is not the only reason they make the soft vibrating sound associated with purring. As a cat owner, you might never know exactly what your cat is trying to convey with its purr. However ...
Cats often purr when distressed or in pain, such as during the three stages of labor. In the first stage, the uterus begins to contract, the cervix relaxes, the water breaks and the cat begins to purr. The female cat (queen) will purr and socialize during the first stage of labor. The purring is thought to be a self-relaxation technique. [20]
A cat like Socks may not know exactly what it is he’s saying when he mimics the sounds of his human family. He just knows that those particular noises are friendly ones they make at him.
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...
Human sounds sometimes provide instances of onomatopoeia, as when mwah is used to represent a kiss. [12] For animal sounds, words like quack (duck), moo (cow), bark or woof (dog), roar (lion), meow/miaow or purr (cat), cluck (chicken) and baa (sheep) are typically used in English (both as nouns and as verbs).