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Purr

noun

A low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat.

verb

Make a soft swishing sound. Synonyms: birr, whir, whirr, whiz, whizz. "The car engine purred"

Indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats. Synonym: make vibrant sounds.

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"Purr" Quotes from Famous Books

... old woman, with her Tom Cat and her Hen. And the Tom Cat, whom she called Sonnie, could arch his back and purr, he could even give out sparks; but for that one had to stroke his fur the wrong way. The Hen had quite little legs, and therefore she was called Chickabiddy-short-shanks; she laid good eggs, and the woman loved ...

— Types of Children's Literature • Edited by Walter Barnes

... new-comer slumbered contentedly in a dainty cot. The room was silent and darkened, the bright morning sunshine being shut out by the heavy curtains which were carefully drawn across the window: there was a ring of rare contentment in the crackle and purr of the wood-stove, that filled a remote corner of the room with its comfortable presence: and the sustaining spirit of wedded love, was as pronouncedly omnipresent as befitted ...

— The Doctor's Daughter • "Vera"

... turn to marvel. Did Eldon Purr, after all; have no sense of guilt? Instantaneously, automatically, his ...

— The Crossing • Winston Churchill

... the Roney place, looking dim and indistinct in the darkness, their voices hushed apprehensively, and the noise of the sled-runners slipping through the snow seemed to them to increase from a purr to a roar. ...

— The Children's Book of Christmas Stories • Various

... about to purr out some commendation, when—"What a bear that man is!" burst with startling vehemence from Miss Kendal's ...

— Bluebell - A Novel • Mrs. George Croft Huddleston

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