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Meanings of hear the purr in English

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Usage of hear the purr in English
1
Overhead you hear the purr of engines- aflightof aeroplanes breasting the clouds.
The Glory of the Trenches
2
They could hear the purr of the taxicab as it dashed up the street.
Mary Rose of Mifflin
3
She lifted her head and listened intently, hoping to hear the purr of John's car.
Jess of the Rebel Trail
4
He heard the purr of a motor in the lane beside the house.
The Golden Scorpion
5
Then in the stillness Mark heard the purr of a machine.
The Red Redmaynes
6
A few moments later he heard the purr of engines as Shrike's airship went hurrying after it.
Mortal Engines
7
But though they imagined several times they heard the purr of one of the prowlers, they reached the plateau without adventure.
Comrades of the Saddle; Or, The Young Rough Riders of the Plains
8
At last we heard the purr of three engines together, and then a moment later the faint rustle of others in the distance.
Adventures of a Despatch Rider
9
He must have heard me in some way, and surely must have heard the purr of the focal plane shutter as I took his picture.
My Boyhood
10
So completely did it obliterate all other sound that none of the four heard the purr of a motor behind them, driven at excessive speed.
Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore
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