purr
verb (used without object)
to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does.
purringly
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a word derived from
purr.
Example Sentences
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If the first half of Cam is pleasantly episodic and purringly tense, the latter half—in which Alice searches for her hacker—is clever, inventive, and wonderfully evocative.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2018
Richard Ford, in contrast, normally receives rave reviews, and once again critics in this country were purringly appreciative.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2012
With fair, soft promises in return from their chief men these tribes settled purringly in their allotted places.
From The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas by Margaret Hill McCarter
A cat, that frequented the upper part of the building, and made friends with those who fed it, walked silently in through the open door and arching her back rubbed purringly against his leg.
From Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution by William Sage
"I would say, Mr. Happy, that I should like exceeding well to be friends together," he began purringly.
From The Happy Family by B. M. Bower
