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
"Do I understand that you refuse to move in a matter which should be the first duty of a good citizen, Mr. Kent?" he asked purringly.
From The Grafters by Francis Lynde
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
Borsdale leaned back and laughed, purringly, for the outcome of this affair of the Cardinal and the Wax Image meant much to him from a pecuniary standpoint.
From The Certain Hour by James Branch Cabell
