Thesaurus / purring
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synonyms for purring
- belt out
- chant
- croon
- hum
- intone
- serenade
- shout
- wait
- warble
- whistle
- buzz
- cantillate
- carol
- chirp
- choir
- descant
- groan
- harmonize
- hymn
- mouth
- pipe
- purr
- resound
- roar
- singsong
- solo
- trill
- troll
- tune
- vocalize
- whine
- yodel
- burst into song
- canary
- duet
- lift up a voice
- line out
- lullaby
- make melody
- babble
- burble
- buzz
- drip
- drone
- flow
- growl
- gurgle
- hum
- meander
- moan
- mumble
- mutter
- purl
- purr
- ripple
- rumble
- sigh
- stammer
- stutter
- susurrate
- tinkle
- trickle
- utter
- verbalize
- vocalize
- voice
- whisper
- croon
- moan
- mumble
- murmur
- purr
- sing
- strum
- throb
- trill
- warble
- whisper
- bombilate
- bombinate
- bum
- bumble
- drone
- rustle
- sound
- thrum
- whir
- zoom
- sing low
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How to use purring in a sentence
By the time he reached the bridge the cylinders were purring softly and the Comet was going like a limited express.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUNSTANLEY R. MATTHEWSThey wait patiently until his task is done, all the time purring gently and rhythmically in a sort of sotto voce accompaniment.
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE, HIS LIFETHOPHILE GAUTIERWith the lights on full he went purring down the street in the misty fog, pleased with himself and his mission.
CABIN FEVERB. M. BOWERThere never yet was the ghost of any lost thing that couldn't be tamed into a purring household pet.
MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVEELEANOR HALLOWELL ABBOTTHer voice had the soft, purring quality in it again, and she lowered her head in the mute Malay obeisance.
THE ARGUS PHEASANTJOHN CHARLES BEECHAMHe was off down the road, with the cylinders sweetly purring and the rubber tires kicking up a cloud of dust.
MOTOR MATT'S DARING, OR, TRUE TO HIS FRIENDSSTANLEY R. MATTHEWSMike the Angel looked around as he heard the soft purring of the caterpillar treads.
UNWISE CHILDGORDON RANDALL GARRETTAnd through all the purring and humming and rustling came the long low swishing sound of a big river.
THE QUIVER 3/1900ANONYMOUSJust as he was about to press the button of the flashlight, he heard the purring voice of LeBlanc, muffled and indistinct.
THE RANGER BOYS AND THE BORDER SMUGGLERSCLAUDE A. LABELLEShe threw her arms round Mrs. Cameron's neck and rubbed her soft little face against hers, purring affectionately.
THE PIONEERSKATHARINE SUSANNAH PRICHARD