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purring

verb

present participle of purr

as in whispering

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Silent neutron stars at the center of supernova blast sites may actually be whispering softly, following the detection of faint radio emissions coming from one such object for the first time.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Hears the doctors whispering in the corner of the room about his decline.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

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The chirping incited a scuffle that led to four ejections and four suspensions.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Think your back yard can get buggy in the summer—with mosquitoes, flies, moths, wasps, bees, lightning bugs, crickets, and more swarming, buzzing, and chirping everywhere?

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 June 2026

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Several people reported that the boy seemed to be gasping for air, police said.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 July 2026
And when he was questioned by a police officer about his decision to pronounce the boy dead while the child was still gasping for air, the doctor allegedly pulled rank.

— Gabriella Bachara, NBC news, 3 July 2026

Definition of gasping

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Those who are open to it can follow their sessions with tai chi to focus on breathing and learn how to move with precision and purpose.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Upon discovering the toddler was breathing, authorities immediately organized an emergency airlift to rush the toddler to Phoenix Children's Hospital, CBS News reported, citing the police report.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of breathing

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His drawling, winking charm is front and center, and his attraction to our heroine feels both genuine and even quite protective, but his violent streak is so blasé as to be unnerving.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 June 2026
Daniel Craig stars as Benoit Blanc, a Southern-drawling Hercule Poirot-style private detective who helps a wealthy family uncover the truth behind the death of their beloved patriarch (Christopher Plummer).

— Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026

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