Meanings of hear the purring in anglès

He could still hear the purring; it remained steady, uninterrupted.

They could still hear the purring of the motor as Maenck's car moved slowly up the street.

The roaring had ceased but under the bungalow they could hear the purring of a tiger as it rubbed itself against a post.

Ours inserted itself in the queue, hearing the purring before we saw the cats.

Suddenly I heard the purring of Boche planes overhead.

He heard the purring growl again, rising and falling.

Then she heard the purring of an automobile behind her-thefirst vehicle that she had seen since leaving town.

He heard the purring of limousines gliding into Pall Mall, and the vibrato of taxi-cabs whipped into action by the piercing blast of club-porters' whistles.

And the bear listened, and heard the purring of the cat, and it seemed to him that the cat was angrily muttering, "Small, small, small...."