purring

verb

present participle of purr
as in whispering

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purring
  1. whispering
  2. chirping
  3. murmuring
  4. shouting
  5. gasping
  6. breathing
  7. speaking
  8. drawling
Verb
  • Social media companies are hesitant to allow promotion on their platforms, and Hollywood is whispering that the tech mogul’s power might keep the public from opportunities to see the film.
    — Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Eventually, my mother comes downstairs again and puts her arms around him and holds him, whispering something to him, words that to me are meaningless and incomprehensible.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of whispering
Verb
  • There’s even a soundtrack of chirping birds and rushing water.
    — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026
  • According to several people seated near Kanter Freedom, Alter said the former NBA player began chirping at Cloud throughout the quarter.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of chirping
Verb
  • Though, it perhaps must be said that Johnson’s glazed-over, murmuring style of line delivery does grow grating.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
  • During a mound visit in the top of the first inning with the Colorado Rockies already trailing the Arizona Diamondbacks by two runs, a lone voice of encouragement emerged from an otherwise restless and murmuring crowd at Coors Field.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of murmuring
Verb
  • Hugh Milner showed up in front of the car and allegedly began shouting at the people inside.
    — Jessie DiMartino, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • These steals are worth shouting about, with Shark Beauty, Elemis, mature-friendly brands, and viral K-beauty brands—Anua, Laneige, and Medicube—already on sale for up to 35% off.
    — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of shouting
Verb
  • Common symptoms of sleep apnea include loud snoring, gasping for air during the night, and waking up feeling tired.
    — Lindsay Curtis, HEALTH, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The restaurant next to the nearby police department is shuttered; the restaurant across the street from it is long dead, and the once-vibrant downtown — which generated revenue that benefited every neighborhood of the city — is gasping.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of gasping
Verb
  • She was rushed to hospital, still breathing, after receiving two doses of pentobarbital.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Christa Pike continued breathing for nearly an hour after she was administered lethal drugs in Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.
    — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of breathing
Verb
  • Grammatically speaking, transitivity is noncontingent, referencing the direct action of a subject on an object.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • There’s plenty of decadence to go around, not only in the amenities and treatments but culinarily speaking—a surprise seven-course chef’s table dinner at Rumari Counter is good for the soul—and the combination is divine.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of speaking
Verb
  • 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
Definition of drawling
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“Purring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purring. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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