OUR CATS MAKE NOISES IN BETWEEN PURRING AND MEOWING AND I LIKE TO CALL IT CHIRPING.MY HUBBY SAYS ITS A WORD CALLED "TRILLING" ANYONE HERE OF THAT WORD? AND DOES ANYONE KNOW THE RIGHT WORD FOR WHAT OUR CATS DO? (AND NO THEYRE NOT IN HEAT) BUT IT KINDA SOUNDS LIKE THAT. THANX!
2007-09-05 19:43:54 · 11 answers · asked by shannonlee05@sbcglobal.net 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Yes, I've heard of trilling. Even used as an example with cats in wikipedia (first hit on the search).
I assume it is the most accurate word for it, but chirp would be synomonous. I love that sound....total relaxation!
2007-09-05 19:49:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well... Believe it or not cats talk to you!... If you know how to listen.
Anger. Adult cats become very noisy when fighting, this will include snarling, growling, wailing and howling. All these forms of signal are given a different name, but carry the same message, 'Get lost, or I will attack you!'
Fear. When cornered, a cat will perform a yowling noise. The message is: 'I am scared, but do not push me too far or I will turn on you anyway.' If pushed further, it will lash out and probably hiss and spit.
Pain. If a cat is in great pain it will scream in a way that is understood by any human being.
Wanting attention. 'Miaow' can say many different things in many contexts, but will always have the same basic message, ' I want your attention.' In wild cats it more or less disappears when they reach adulthood, with domestic cats it persists throughout their life. It originates from when they were kittens, letting their mother know when they needed help, and they will use it like pseudo-kittens towards their human owners. They will build on it, developing it into many different miaows, modified to suit each occasion.
Asking you to follow. A soft chirruping noise is made when your cat wants you to follow, this comes from when the mother cat wants her kittens to come to her or to follow. It may also be used as a greeting, when she has been away from the litter for a while. This noise is often made while the cat is on the move and about to go towards the place they expect their food to be.
Inoffensiveness. That wonderful purring sound is your cat telling you that it is in a non-hostile mood, and is equivalent to our smile.
Ready to Kill. When a cat is on the prowl and has spotted its prey it will often make a clicking noise with its teeth. they also use a variant of this when seeing a bird through a window.
It is worth noting that purring noises do not only reflect happiness and relaxation, but can also reflect extreme discomfort of sorts. For example, some very scared semi-feral cats will purr when handled or examined, even as they are struggling and fighting.
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2007-09-05 19:48:07 · answer #2 · answered by Michael N 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I have seven cats and they make all kinds of noises, especially my cat Mya, she actually makes chirping noises all the time. She makes the sound whenever someone touches her, or pretty much any time, almost instead of meowing.
I don't know about trilling, but all cats are different and express their happiness differently =)
2007-09-05 19:50:24 · answer #3 · answered by Trixies Mama 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of trilling until you mentioned it. It's in the dictionary, "the rapid vibration of one speech organ against another". I don't think he means that. One of my cats does the same thing. He sort of chirps. He just can't get a meow out!
2007-09-05 19:52:01 · answer #4 · answered by michelle A 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes I have heard of that before.. I had a female cat that did that once in a great while. My male cat will do that sometimes too.
2007-09-05 19:49:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I actually think I have heard of it called trilling....maybe nuts, but it immediately sounded familiar.
2007-09-05 19:49:42 · answer #6 · answered by Tikled_Ivory 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh definite! all of the time lol, it makes me leap up with fright and make an apology (cats call) and then I comprehend it is purely between the cats rubber balls that i'm stepping on. it is so humorous whilst that occurs! lol
2016-11-14 07:58:15 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a delightful sound & I've heard it called by both names. Our kitties often use it as a greeting when they approach us & they do a louder version to our other cats when they're inviting each other to play.
2007-09-05 22:00:11 · answer #8 · answered by Catkin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have not heard of the word trilling maybe they were lying.
2007-09-05 19:47:36 · answer #9 · answered by The Game 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i never heard of the word, sorry
2007-09-05 19:57:53 · answer #10 · answered by k i w i ♥182 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋