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prusten (uncountable)
- A sound made by tigers and snow leopards without the intent to threaten, producing a breathy snort by blowing through the nostrils whilst the mouth is closed — a low-frequency equivalent of the purring found in domestic cats.
- 2001, Yann Martel, chapter 57, in Life of Pi, Canongate, published 2003, →ISBN, page 163:
- He made a sound, a snort from his nostrils. I pricked up my ears. He did it a second time. I was astonished. Prusten?
- ibidem, pages 163–164:
- Prusten is the quietest of tiger calls, a puff through the nose to express friendliness and harmless intentions.
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prusten (weak, third-person singular present prustet, past tense prustete, past participle geprustet, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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- English: prusten
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