- a variation of purr.
pur
Americannoun
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"We also had two residential oil tanks tip over in the village which pur out fuel oil into the flood waters," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023
In late August 2018, after Massachusetts and New York had sued Purdue over its marketing of opioid products, Mr. Elling wrote an email to himself that said “delete old pur documents from laptop.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
He held a nail in his right hand, with which he had apparently traced Earth moving around the sun on the wall with the words “E pur si move” written underneath.
From Scientific American ● May 6, 2020
“Fantôme qu’à ce lieu son pur éclat assigne”: that line has a music beyond its meaning, its six-syllable phrases singing out in turn.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 11, 2016
“At camp, they said a descendant of Neptune had caused the disaster. Neptune is the god of earthquakes. But... but I don’t think great-grandfather actually did it. Causing earthquakes isn’t pur gift.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
In the morning, as we ate vegan doughnuts and watched cat cartoons, kitten Asher plopped onto my lap and purred loudly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
"You do not have to do any strain to the voice. He is great," Trump purred.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
She said her Chelsea side "purred" after they beat Arsenal to win the Women's FA Cup, days after opposing manager Jonas Eidevall admitted he was superstitious about black cats.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
And yet Mr. Chapek inexplicably purred through an earnings conference call with analysts and investors, spinning the results as positive and offering gooey observations about Disney’s ability to sell “magical memories that last a lifetime.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
“But you have so many ideas,” Jorge purred.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
These are the sort of numbers that will have chief executives from Leeds to Lord's purring.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Fellow volunteer Aurelie Zucchello, from a local cat charity, stroked a purring ginger feline.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Early in his TV career, his purring voice and enchanting grin helped transform a string of coffee commercials into a serialized love story.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
As a panderer, one artfully strokes purring sympathizers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Fifteen seconds passed, and then, with a clank heard above the clamorous purring all about, they fell to their knees.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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