Purring

Synonyms for "purring" (55 found)

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Closest matches (11)

beaming beatific beatified birring blessed blissful bombilation bombinating bombination booming burring

Strong matches (17)

buzzing capering cheerful cheery chirping dancing droningflushed with joygay glad glowing happy hum

Noun(4 words)

efficient runningengine humfelid vocalizationhum

Related words (27)

humming joyful joyous laughing leapinglow rumblingradiant singing smiling smirking sparklingstarry eyedstarry-eyedthrice happythrumming whirring whizzing

Noun(10 words)

humming murmur murmuring purrpurring soundquiet operationrumblesteady operationsteady rumblethrumming

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More general

8 entries

auditory eventauditory propertynoiseoperational conditionsoundsound productionvibration vocalization

More specific

12 entries

cat purrcat purringengine humengine purrhummingkitten purringlow latencymotor purrmurmuringsteady throughputthrumminguninterrupted operation

Collocations

14 entries

calm purringcat purringcontinuous purringengine purringgentle purringpurring catpurring enginepurring generatorpurring machinerypurring motorpurring soundpurring valvesoft purringsteady purring

Inflections

6 entries

more purringmost purringpurred purrier purrings purrs

Derivations

4 entries

purr purrer purringly purry

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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The engine is purring.

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The cat is purring.

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The cats are purring.

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The happy cat is purring.

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