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purring

verb as in drone

verb as in hum

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Example Sentences

The cat ceased snarling and presently began a loud purring which seemed to increase in timbre as he stroked her.

As he was dying,” Shafi recalls, “he made like a purring sound—like a cat.

Fisher practically began purring as Gunn came over and massaged her tiny feet.

By the time he reached the bridge the cylinders were purring softly and the Comet was going like a limited express.

They wait patiently until his task is done, all the time purring gently and rhythmically in a sort of sotto voce accompaniment.

With the lights on full he went purring down the street in the misty fog, pleased with himself and his mission.

There never yet was the ghost of any lost thing that couldn't be tamed into a purring household pet.

Her voice had the soft, purring quality in it again, and she lowered her head in the mute Malay obeisance.

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On this page you'll find 137 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to purring, such as: babble, burble, growl, gurgle, hum, and moan.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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