Purr

//pɜː//

"Purr" in a Sentence (18 examples)

Do tigers purr?

I cannot purr like a cat. I'm a dog!

Why do cats purr?

O grey pussycat, please don't purr. Grandpa might hear you.

The gentle purr of the turtle dove is an evocative sound of summer.

The cat closed his eyes and started to purr.

Please, for the love of purr, watch the video I sent you. It explains that, rather than this linear network you're thinking about, it's a web with several nodes.

Why does Ziri's cat purr loudly?

Why does Ziri's cat purr all the time?

Why does Ziri's cat purr at night?

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There was no one at home but a black cat, who was sitting quite content and purring on the hearth[.]

"This is Cindy," she purred again, flashing a smile of perfect white teeth surrounded by full red lips.

He purred like a kitten when she massaged his neck.

No woman receiving her first mink would ever put it directly into storage. She would try it on and purr over it.

Beverly passed the city limits sign with the Porsche's motor purring contentedly after its two hundred and fifty-mile romp.

Instead, the tiger looked around, and gave a purr, and then a growl. What did that mean? The man could not tell. Then the tiger just flung upon the man some of the sand from the side of the hollow.

The trill of her purr echoed inside his mouth when he kissed her again. Clutching at his shirt, her fingers traveled the muscles in his back.

I sat still in the car and listened to the soft purr of the engine and my beating heart. Then slowly, and as silently as possible, I drove the car back to camp.

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