purr
verb (used without object)
to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does.
were 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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With eight goals, two penalties and a whole host of storylines - including ex-players scoring against their former clubs - it is no wonder the pundits were purring over the spectacle.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2023
Buoyed by their north London derby victory over Tottenham at the weekend, Eidevall's side were purring with intensity at the Emirates and blew Bayern away with two brilliantly worked goals.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2023
Things were purring along on the good ship Pussycat as it headed south out of San Francisco down the coast to San Diego.
From Time Magazine Archive
And the once-sputtering airlines were purring like jets: American turned a $1,331,285 loss into a $2,914,610 profit.
From Time Magazine Archive
The noises were purring engines and throbbing drumbeats.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
