Sometimes Bagheera the Black Panther would come lounging through the jungle to see how his pet was getting on, and would purr with his head against a tree while Mowgli recited the day's lesson to Baloo.
The whine had changed to a sort of humming purr that seemed to come from every quarter of the compass.
The purr grew louder, and ended in the full-throated "Aaarh!
I'd know thepurr of your machine among a thousand.
Up from the wooded valley came the far-off purr of a stream over stony bottom and the low washing sound only accentuated the stillness.
Aleck fetched a long purr of soft delight, and said: "Is it enough?
And now a faint growl of heat-thunder in the north--and ever the low rising and falling wind-purr from the tops of the maples and willows.
Suddenly, to Blake's intense satisfaction, the motors began to purr smoothly.
It was doubtful whether the purr of the motors could be heard beyond the limits of the grounds.
Instead of the rhythmicalpurr of the motors came the unmistakable "cough" that precedes the stoppage of the engines through carburation troubles.
She laughed as she stroked his tawny head and the purr increased rapidly in speed and volume.
I never knew a cat to purr so--well, so thoroughly, did you?
She listened, but there was no sound save the distant piano, and the abrupt, playful purr of Mr. Boffin, as he pounced upon a fallen white rose.
Mr. Boffin stalked in, jumped into Madame's lap, and began to purr industriously.
And then a huge shadow floated out of the dark chaos and passed so close over the heads of Neewa and Miki that they heard the menacing purr of giant wings.
It was then that Neewa began to feel the pleasing warmth of the red thing, and in spite of his nervousness he began to purr in the glow of it.
Tobias stared, Mortification lay down as if it was too much for him, Molasses beat her tail on the floor as if whipping a dusty carpet, and Granny began to purr approvingly.
Though no funereal cypress shade thy tomb, For thee the wreaths of Paradise shall bloom; There, while Grimalkin's mew her Richard greets, A thousand Cats shall purr on purple seats.
Mrs. Purr can give some valuable evidence," said Paul, quickly.
But Maud made use of her to get Deborah out of the house, and it was Maud who made Tray send the letter asking Mrs. Purr to come to him, so that she also might be out of the way.
When I learned this from Mrs. Purr and knew you were coming, I sent a message to Pash's office for the boy.
Mrs. Purr toasted them in gin, and wept as she did so.
Here Mrs. Purr had prepared a simple meal, and the health of the happy pair was proposed by Paul.
As Deborah was tall and in white and Mrs. Purr small and in black, they looked a strange pair.
The ugly cat crawled along the sloped iron sheeting, halted abreast of the tree, and set up a hoarse purr on spotting me--cowering amid the branches.
Though speech he had not, and the unpleasant kind of utterance given to his race he would not use, he had a mighty power of purr to express his measureless content with congenial society.
Then Smoke suddenly woke with a loud sharp purr and sat up.
I was astonished that a woman should show so much intelligence, and so, raising my dorsal spine, I began to rub up against her legs and to purr lovingly with the deepest chords of my contralto voice.
Its hoarse croupy purr sounded like the sweetest music to the lonely man.
Only take care that you learn to lay eggs, or to purrand give out sparks!
And the Tom Cat said, "Can you curve your back, andpurr and give out sparks?
It clattered down amongst the stones close to him, causing him to throw up his tail with a loudpurr and disappear into the long grass.
A rising chorus of good wishes, a dust of confetti, the closing of a door, and then the purr of a car as Penelope and Ralph, were borne away on the first stage of that new, untried life into which they were adventuring together.
But the purr of the engine outside her cottage, and the long beams of light flung seawards by the headlights, brought her quickly to the door.
No more I hear thee purr and purr As in the frolic days that were, When thou didst rub thy velvet fur Against my trousers.
I felt his spine under my finger tips like the beads of a rosary, and he tried to respond to my caresses by a feeble purr that resembled a death-rattle.
Generally he is brought forward and taken from his cage a hundred times a day; but not once does he show the least sign of ill-temper, and even on the last day of the show he keeps up a continual low purr of content and happiness.
She heard the purr of the motor and footsteps as she flitted back through the trees.
As his leg is being stroked he begins to purr involuntarily.
By ten o’clock few sounds were heard except the heavy purr of the engine and the vibrant notes of the great wings as they cracked in the wintry air.
With neither jar nor noise the circular engines spun faster and faster until the ceaseless, muffled explosions fell into a soft, continuous purr of power.
God, I don't know whether I love or hate you most," were the words of the conciliating purr that he got as she turned to put herself back under his caressing.
Oh, to purr out her little heart upon it so that the mother so far away might hear her speaking, whispering, just as if she were cuddled up in the dear arms!
Butter him up a bit, and he'll give in; he's not been famous long enough not to feel inclined to purr if you rub him the right way.
For a long time the silence was broken only by the steady muffled purr of the stern rocket-tubes.
There was the constant purr of many motors, the gentle pulsation of floor-plates beneath his feet.
Seven fathoms deep the submarine sank, then as her motors began to purr rhymically, Hythe pointed her head due east.
Above the hissing of the rain Hythe could distinguish the deep purr of a powerful motor.
As the "Pride of Rhodesia" drew nearer the noise of the falling water almost outvoiced the purr of the airship's motors.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "purr" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: beam; boom; bum; buzz; delight; drone; hum; joy; laugh; murmur; purr; sing; smile; thrum; whir; whiz
