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él ronronea

purrs, rumbles

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ronrone purr + a tú command / third-person singular present
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #48,101
purrs Usually used of a cat; it can also describe a person making a soft, pleased sound.
SP: Mi gato ronronea cuando está cómodo.
EN: My cat purrs when he is comfortable.
rumbles Used figuratively of a stomach making a low sound, often because someone is hungry.
SP: Me ronronea el estómago porque tengo hambre.
EN: My stomach is rumbling because I’m hungry.
Conjugation of ronronear
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third ronronea —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third ronronea —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second ronronea —

Cuando la barriga ronronea, ¿qué idea puede venir a la cabeza?

When your stomach rumbles, what idea might come to mind?

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Mi gato ronronea cuando le rascas detrás de las orejas.

My cat purrs when you scratch behind his ears.

Mi gato ronronea de placer cuando le hago mimos.

My cat purrs with pleasure when I pet him.

Mi gato ronronea.

My cat is purring.

¿Por qué mi gato no ronronea?

Why doesn’t my cat purr?