He purred louder and louder, like a spinning wheel--the wheel was whirring in her own head.
They purred congratulations; the whole staff was summoned, and the Consul made a short address, which produced great enthusiasm in the audience.
And down at the bottom of Twthill a little stream purred and purred and purred, like a convention of all the comfortable tabby-cats in the universe, or a caucus of drowsy tea-kettles.
The kitten still purred on the kitchen hearth, And the ancient clock, with its frame of oak, In the corner stood, like a sentinel, And challenged time with its measured stroke.
The yellow kitten purred on the hearth, While the kitchen clock, with its frame of oak, In the corner stood, like a sentinel, And challenged time with its measured stroke.
And why, Monsieur," purred Carl softly, "did you seek to kill me by a trick?
You are the best pussy," Dolly purred meantime, and, either because of her flattery or because the warm blankets were comfortable, the cat made no movement to leave her.
Solomon said nothing, but he purred his loudest and rubbed his head against Dolly's knee.
I can never thank you enough for all the beautiful things you give me," purred Polly, caressing the ring on her finger.
I'm so glad you had such a nice ride," purred Polly.
In due course they arrived at Abbencombe, and the car purred up to the station, where the Chattertons' limousine, sent to meet Nan, still waited for her.
It was very peaceful in the kitchen, and the stove purred and the clock ticked contentedly and quietly as ever.
He was alone, but the clock ticked on the wall, and the kettle purred contentedly on the stove.
Babbitt did not ordinarily think much of privacy, but now he reveled in it, reveled in his valet, and purred with pleasure as he gave the man a tip of a dollar and a half.
Handrails were broken down, planks rotted and wrenched away leaving gaps through which the cloudy greenish blue water could be seen as it purred and chuckled beneath.
The captain then put the cat down on the queen's lap, where she purred and purreduntil she went to sleep.
For answer, Mollie threw in the clutch and the machine purred evenly.
Don't rub it in, Mollie dear," purred Grace, too happy at the prospect before them to contradict anything or anybody on earth.
Presently, as if it knew that bed was the place to lie quiet in, puss cuddled down in a little bunch and purred May to sleep.
Johnny laughed as he spoke, and the white cat purred politely; for she liked the boy who never threw stones at her, nor disturbed her naps.
She purredlike a contented kitten as she thought about it.
He then put her down on the queen's lap, where she purred and played with her majesty's hand, and then purred herself to sleep.
She purred softly to her brood, and licked the tiny round heads thrust forward so eagerly for a meal.
His paws were snugly tucked in, and he purred softly to himself as if he knew that it was nearly time for the pupils to arrive, and remembered that the little girls had been very fond of him.
Mrs. Garth purred to herself as she lifted another pile of gorse on to the crackling fire.
Out of my great affection for you," hepurred venomously, "I will do my possible.
The big car purred again joyously, and the roadway slipped behind like a ribbon running over a spool.
And the seething, surging drop of Irish fizzed and purred and coaxed for a chance to edge sideways into any fight which God in His mercy might provide for a decent gossoon who had never yet had the pleasure of a broken head.
And, deep within him, the drop of Irish seethed and purred as a kettle purrs through the watches of the night over a banked but steady fire.
The cat beside her chairpurred loudly and rose at intervals on its hind legs to twitch her dress; and Ruhannah occasionally bestowed alms and conversation upon it.
The exit is the other way," purred the redoubtable Mr. Tucker, at the same time putting up his guard, seeing the foreigner was about to spring upon him.
I'm going to pick out nuts for the cloudbursts," purred Jessie.
Mrs. Delarayne purred with a slightly treble note of dissent.
Mrs. Delarayne purredapprovingly over her remarkable display of insight.
Mrs. Delarayne purred resentfully, as if to imply that it would require something more than that line of persuasion to convince her of her error.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "purred" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
