purr
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Then Curry, undulating ever so slightly, delivers his first lines in a cavernous register, seated someplace between a purr and a growl.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
There is the intermittent purr of generators, dogs barking, and, from time to time, the dry clack of domino tiles echoing in the street.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
They handled Australia next as the engine began to purr.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
That voice is all purr and growl, like a lion clawing its way through velvet.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
Dead cats cannot purr, and dead dogs cannot play.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
While both meows and purrs contained individual traits, purrs were far more reliable.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026
Instead, as a vehicle for a pair of wonderful performances, “Pillion” purrs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
"Tee off on a trail of history," the club history purrs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
A portable heater purrs with a bright orange glow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2024
She is coming with us, and lies in the cage before her saucer of meat, and purrs.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
In the morning, as we ate vegan doughnuts and watched cat cartoons, kitten Asher plopped onto my lap and purred loudly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Slegers made five changes from the team that beat Lyon in their Champions League semi-final first-leg tie and the replacements purred.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
"Absolutely incredible," purred Italy's inspirational captain Michele Lamaro.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
Green-winged Inca jays, with yellow bellies and black-and-blue faces, fluttered and squawked in nearby branches, and a dazzling array of hummingbirds purred and thumped, jostling for space at assorted feeders.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
Buckminster purred, and Dad shrugged his shoulders again.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
Meanwhile, 99 performers led by artist Gary Baseman and dressed as black cats will create a purring “sound bath” as they stroll down the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Early in his TV career, his purring voice and enchanting grin helped transform a string of coffee commercials into a serialized love story.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
As a panderer, one artfully strokes purring sympathizers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Now, relatively speaking, we hear the sound of purring from that club.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
Silas woke me the next day by purring next to my head.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
