purr
verb (used without object)
to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does.
was purring
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past progressiveof purr.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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My cat was purring, the birds were singing, the waves were crashing - we were all just content.
From Fox News ● Feb. 1, 2021
The Acosta-Rooney combo was purring right away, the Argentine chipping to the Englishmen behind the defense for a rushed shot that rolled wide in the second minute.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2018
For the first half of “Haussmans,” directed by Howard Davies, I was purring in tickled contentment because the fine-tuned cast was so functionally dysfunctional.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2012
The rain interfered most inconveniently; Pietersen was purring on 213 not out with plenty of power to add.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 5, 2010
He was purring so loudly that the hospital bed was shaking.
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
