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
I told them I got mine hours ago and the group emitted a collective purr.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
They handled Australia next as the engine began to purr.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Hello there, Jessie,” I say as my old friend greets me with a chittering purr.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Once a recipe is chosen, clientele relax; zoning out in nearby chairs as glass tubes alight and the machine purrs from within.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
When Banks purrs, “You have no idea what we have planned for Cycle 25,” you’ll have to forgive me for taking that as a threat, not a tease.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 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 caged catlike animal with blond fur and black spots purrs.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
"You do not have to do any strain to the voice. He is great," Trump purred.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
She said her Chelsea side "purred" after they beat Arsenal to win the Women's FA Cup, days after opposing manager Jonas Eidevall admitted he was superstitious about black cats.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
And yet Mr. Chapek inexplicably purred through an earnings conference call with analysts and investors, spinning the results as positive and offering gooey observations about Disney’s ability to sell “magical memories that last a lifetime.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
The vibrasaw purred through heavy vines, parted tangled underbrush like a comb through wet hair, and sliced cleanly through metal when the odd misstroke brought the cutting edge down onto the track.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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
Characters are caricatures, be it a villain that feels plucked from a cartoon western, complete with a purring raccoon for a sidekick, to a greedy wannabe politician of a bank manager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Now, relatively speaking, we hear the sound of purring from that club.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
Paul sat between the girls the whole way with Amélie purring on his shoulder.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
