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* pėr|pėl|i't|ės adj making a quick movement of part of the body: spasmodic, convulsive, twitching; quivering

pėr|pėl|i't|je nf ger 1 < pėrpėli't·, pėrpėli'et 2 repeated quick movement of the body or a body part; tossing and turning 3 (Med) jactitation 4 strenuous effort to escape

* pėrpėr|i'm nm 1 < pėrpėri'·n 2 purr