purr

Example Sentences

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It has taken longer than hoped for United's fanbase to come to the same conclusion, but Mount's goal and overall performance at Wolves last week had them purring.

From BBC

Even when it purrs, it’s still a rattlesnake.

From Salon

The facilities are a quietly purring economic engine, injecting billions in investment, employment and anchoring the tech multinationals which, coupled with big pharma, fund over half of Ireland's corporate-tax take, according to analysts.

From Barron's

David Cameron was rapped on the knuckles when he claimed the late queen "purred" down the phone line when he told her the result of the Scottish referendum.

From BBC

When the hands are focused on my back, I’m awash in a full-body buzz of calm, as if my entire nervous system were a purring cat.

From Los Angeles Times