prusten

发音

/ˈpɹuːst(ə)n/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    不可数

    Prusten is the quietest of tiger calls, a puff through the nose to express friendliness and harmless intentions.

词源

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

来源：wiktionary