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Meanings of
purring
in anglès
portuguès
chute na canela
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Combat sports originated in England.
shin-kicking
portuguès
chute na canela
rus
мурлыканье
portuguès
ronrom
català
ronc
espanyol
ronroneo
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Fluttering vocalization.
purr
Related terms
behavior
català
ronc
Usage of
purring
in anglès
1
The
purring
noise is often used to communicate a sense of content.
2
The fall of Clump-clump in particular kept them
purring
like pet cats.
3
A moment and the regular
purring
of the engines was heard again.
4
Everything was silent save the
purring
murmur of the swiftly moving train.
5
The
purring
and humming increased, and the car seemed to leap forward.
6
His voice takes on a
purring
softness, somewhere between seductive and malicious.
7
His subject was a
purring
muse to the 18th-century poet Christopher Smart.
8
Their spitting,
purring
roars were drowning out the whir of the engines.
9
And her low voice mingled pleasantly with the
purring
of their ski.
10
The cat crouched before it,
purring
and lapping at the same time.
11
There it stood, with arched back,
purring
low as in pleased salutation.
12
The animal ran straight up to Major, winding around her legs,
purring
.
13
From the east drifted a
purring
sound that swelled with startling speed.
14
The car hummed along the dusty road, making a soothing,
purring
noise.
15
With the engine
purring
under the hood, Berman checked his watch again.
16
The Suzuki's engine is already
purring
,
and its gearshift rests in neutral.
Other examples for "purring"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
purring
purr
Verb
Present
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
soft purring
hear the purring
make a purring
Translations for
purring
portuguès
chute na canela
chuta-canela
ronrom
rus
мурлыканье
català
ronc
espanyol
ronroneo
Purring
through the time
Purring
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common