purr

Example Sentences

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Hard to beat the purr of a high-tech race car.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

"Every cat in our study had its own characteristic purr," says co-author Anja Schild.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

Even the Pokémon noises are gently mellowed out in contrast to the coarser, more caterwauling sounds of the games; here the creatures purr, cry, coo and sigh like docile house pets.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2024

Until lately, it was widely believed that cats purr as a voluntary response to being happy.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2023

Over the purr of the motor we heard a wind pump squeaking as it turned and a calf bawling and the katydids starting up in a grove of walnut trees.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck