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purring

Speech parts

1. purring - Noun

2. purring - Verb

Meaning

of Pur

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A man is like a cat; chase him and he will run - sit still and ignore him and he'll come purring at your feet. Helen Rowland

JACE WAYLAND," she said. "Explain yourself." Jace was glaring at the cat. "I told you to bring me to Alec! Backstabing Judas." Church rolled onto his back, purring contentedly. Cassandra Clare

What do I care about the purring of one who cannot love, like the cat? Friedrich Nietzsche

I have nine lives," said the kitten, purring softly as it walked around in a circle and then came back to the roof; "but I can't lose even one of them by falling in this country, because I really couldn't manage to fall if I wanted to. L. Frank Baum

Unlike a human smile, purring cannot be, as far as anyone knows, faked. Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

I want my office to be quiet. The loudest thing in the room - by far - should be the occasional purring of the cat. Linus Torvalds

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