English Explanatory Dictionary

lurve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Love, fondness.
verb
  1. To love; to like a lot.

Pronunciation

/lɜːv/ /lɝv/

Word forms

lurve lurves lurving lurved

Etymology

From an expressively lengthened pronunciation of love ([lʌːv]~[lɜːv]~[lɐːv]). The spelling is based on non-rhotic English.

Related words

lurv luv love wuv looove clerb
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