Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purring
Verb
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And in April 1974, with everyone whispering about it, the boy finally made his choice.—
Keith O'Brien,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2026 -
Manon Coubia‘s gorgeous, whispering first feature is therefore not a film of major dramatic incidents and revelations, though its payoff is clear and cleansing as a mountain spring.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Match the chirping birds and cheerier moods with a fun, fresh manicure.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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Their exasperation with the officiating left the hosts chirping more at the officials than their rivals.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
23 Feb. 2026
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His father trailed him on the ice, murmuring.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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Rarely have Hunt’s compositions felt so jittery and full of life as the title track, which blooms from murmuring drones into shimmering bokehs of synth programming.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
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At one point nearly three hours into the meeting, Mayor White called a recess after audience members who were upset about time limits for speakers started shouting at the city clerk and members of the council.—
Stacy Brandt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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The hum of stockbrokers, pacing the room and shouting into headsets, was audible below him.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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Female jurors watched with rapt attention, some gasping in shock.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Galvan’s family and then officers called to the scene found him on the ground near a snowbank, gasping for breath.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
24 Feb. 2026
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To cope, Sesko practices box-breathing to calm himself, a technique involving four four-second phases of breathing in, holding your breath before exhaling, and then holding again.—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The men, on the other hand, don't seem to be breathing at all.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In addition to Trump speaking to players over speakerphone, the White House and the President also touted the men’s team’s win over Canada on social media.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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The general has said that any operation would be made all the more difficult by a lack of allied support, this person said, speaking like others on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.—
John Hudson,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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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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But Johnson would love to keep going with the murder-solving escapades of his drawling detective Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Purring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purring. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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