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churr

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verb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for churr
Noun
  • Saldana continues, as the kitties all purr in the background.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The frequency of a cat's purr, usually between 25 to 150 hertz, has therapeutic effects on a person's body and mind, according to an article from Inspira Health Network.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Any time a leaf rustles in the outfield, the AI picks it up.
    John Werner, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • There are footsteps and rustles — is that a door closing?
    Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Nab the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless headphones that wrap your ears in plush comfort while adaptive noise canceling dials the world down to a whisper at 21% off.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
  • In Drama, there’s the second season of Squid Game, which returned with a whisper as compared to the blaring horns of its breakthrough first season.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Knicks settled on running more offense through Anunoby and Bridges, the pair of wings who kept the offense humming with the All-Star and captain out due to injury.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Rising wages have enabled people to keep spending, which has kept the overall economy humming along.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In recent days, however, the buzz seems to be pointing toward him falling past the top three.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Barely a month after the final event and the buzz has only just begun to die down.
    Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The couple alternates between passionate embraces and domestic tension (an ambulance shows up in their driveway, at one point, its whirring red and blue light hinting something sinister has just taken place).
    Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Everything, even the Xbox whirring underneath your TV, has embraced the Netflix model.
    Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Quit bugging me with El Paso Zoo The El Paso Zoo in El Paso, Texas is once again naming Madagascar hissing cockroaches after exes.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
  • This week, Matt Ritchie compared Wembley 2023 to a party balloon that had been inflated for a fortnight; by the day of the game, air was hissing out.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Churr.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churr. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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