Purr is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like sound or resonate. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Purr in a sentence
Related words
Purr meaning
- To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented or in certain other conditions.
- To say (something) in a throaty, seductive manner.
- To make a vibrating throaty sound, as from pleasure.
Using Purr
- The main meaning on this page is: To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented or in certain other conditions. | To say (something) in a throaty, seductive manner. | To make a vibrating throaty sound, as from pleasure.
- Useful related words include: sound, resonate, make vibrant sounds, go.
- In the example corpus, purr often appears in combinations such as: to purr, loud purr, purr is.
Context around Purr
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 1 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Purr
- In this selection, "purr" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, loud, loudest, loving, fect, radiated and take stand out and add context to how "purr" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include affection her purr radiated through and and loving purr. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "purr" sits close to words such as abbe, abeyance and abp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with purr
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She oozed affection; her purr radiated through my soul. (9 words)
She’ll reward you with a squeaky meow and loving purr. (11 words)
Extra Bonus on Friday the 13th, since condition's purr-manent. (11 words)
And then, to add to the joy of the drive, the front pews are well suited to keeping one’s body in check, while the iMT rev-matching on downshifts is pretty sweet as well, giving focus to the loud purr from the exhausts. (44 words)
So yes, buying house near an airport should come with some expectation of noise nuisance, but should it be 1960s era turbojet noise from a bunch of enthusiasts, or just the mundane and more consumable purr of a modern turbofan? (40 words)
Nothing makes you feel more seen than when you pick up a kitten — a little baby — and they melt into your arms and purr louder than you could ever imagine a little 3-pound creature can. (36 words)
So yes, buying house near an airport should come with some expectation of noise nuisance, but should it be 1960s era turbojet noise from a bunch of enthusiasts, or just the mundane and more consumable purr of a modern turbofan? (40 words)
Meanwhile, the poor suffering Zambian people are struggling while the fat cat Zesco managment purr and skim the profits which should go into credible alternative power source investment! (28 words)
Share or comment on this article: Kitten born with TWO faces is purr-fect! (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
And then, to add to the joy of the drive, the front pews are well suited to keeping one’s body in check, while the iMT rev-matching on downshifts is pretty sweet as well, giving focus to the loud purr from the exhausts.
Beautiful, flowing football, really beginning to purr, with the hint of a soft underbelly still.
She had the loudest purr we'd ever heard so Mrs T named her Detroit, the motor city kitty.
She’ll reward you with a squeaky meow and loving purr.
But two goals in five second-half minutes by settled the contest and the margin could easily have been more emphatic as Liverpool began to purr in the second half and subdued the Ipswich party.
Meanwhile, the poor suffering Zambian people are struggling while the fat cat Zesco managment purr and skim the profits which should go into credible alternative power source investment!
Share or comment on this article: Kitten born with TWO faces is purr-fect!
She oozed affection; her purr radiated through my soul.
So yes, buying house near an airport should come with some expectation of noise nuisance, but should it be 1960s era turbojet noise from a bunch of enthusiasts, or just the mundane and more consumable purr of a modern turbofan?
He can underplay, and let that soothing-on-the-cusp-of-psycho purr take care of business.
Her loud purr is often accompanied by a bit of her tongue poking out of her mouth.
It’s the purr-fect way to have even more fun with the Lego Super Mario levels.
Nothing makes you feel more seen than when you pick up a kitten — a little baby — and they melt into your arms and purr louder than you could ever imagine a little 3-pound creature can.
At The Tico Times, we don't usually report on everyday crime, but this story is too purr-fect to ignore.
Extra Bonus on Friday the 13th, since condition's purr-manent.
Feel free to bring your cat, obviously, but feel free to leave him or her at home if you purr-fer.
Jill Scott, owner of Bark ‘n Purr Pet Emporium in Apollo Beach, chats with Dawn Lavers of Wimauma and her puppy Kaylee at the Sun City Center Area Chamber’s recent Pet Expo.
Rottweilers "purr," Siberian Huskies "talk," Shiba Inus "scream" and Basenjis "yodel" instead of barking, the organization says.
Winston is a very sweet boy who loves to snuggle up and purr, but also loves to play.
But it takes two to tango, a contest to engage an expectant audience, to-and-fro exchanges to make the connoisseur purr.
Common combinations with purr
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to purr 4×
- loud purr 2×
- purr is 2×
- and purr 2×
- purr as 2×