prusten

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prusten

/ˈpɹuːst(ə)n/

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From the German verb prusten (“to sneeze, to snort”).

noun

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. He made a sound, a snort from his nostrils. I pricked up my ears. He did it a second time. I was astonished. Prusten?
Similar: chuff, chuffle

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@misc{prusten_2026,
  title = {prusten},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prusten},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}