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Meanings of purring in English
Portuguese
chute na canela Usage of purring in English
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.
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Translations for purring
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Purring through the time
Purring across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common