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

"But once we examined the acoustic structure closely, the even, rhythmic purr turned out to be the better cue for identifying individual cats."

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

Scientists who subscribed to the active muscle contractions theory believed that when cats purr in response to being comfortable or, conversely, to feeling stressed, they do so as a voluntary muscle contraction.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2023

And once I got to a place where the growl was pretty much a purr, I stopped writing in you.

From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds