Synonyms of purrs

purrs 1 of 2

noun

plural of purr

as in hums

a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion

listened to the reassuring purr of the car engine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hums
• whispers
• buzzes
• rustles
• sighs
• thrums
• whirs
• moans
• drones
• burrs
• murmurs
• churrs
• zooms
• chirrs
• gasps
• babbles
• gurgles
• whizzes
• hisses
• coos
• zings
• susurrations
• suspirations
• zips
• whishes
• susurruses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• screams
• shrieks
• roars
• squeals
• yells
• howls
• yelps
• screeches
• squalls
• bawls

purrs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of purr

as in whispers

Related Words

• whispers
• chirps
• shouts
• murmurs
• gasps
• lips
• drawls
• breathes
• speaks
• vocalizes
• mouths
• verbalizes
• splutters
• looks
• voices
• says
• utters
• brings out
• spouts
• sounds
• enunciates
• shares
• talks
• tells
• ventilates
• articulates
• states
• discusses
• blurts
• airs
• vents
• passes
• proclaims
• announces
• words
• gets off
• posts
• promulgates
• affirms
• advertises
• publishes
• declares
• broadcasts
• gives
• publicizes
• asserts
• alleges
• blabbers
• bolts
• snarls
• blazes
• avows
• clothes
• avers
• remarks
• phrases
• comments
• shoots
• couches
• formulates
• puts
• pipes up (with)
• formulizes
• rips (out)
• avouches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of purrs

Noun

Kimie Smothermon begins each day greeted by the squeals, chirps and purrs of nearly 400 guinea pigs. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Wafting odors of 100-octane gasoline and rumbling purrs of V8 engines punched through the overcast morning at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday as the Velocity Invitational car meet entered its second day. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026

Honey is ready to bring love, purrs and playful cuddles to her forever home. — Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026

Washington delivers the dialogue with a thrilling range from purrs to roars, all imbued with an authoritative swagger. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026

Take their purrs, for example, which are known to vibrate at frequencies that can reduce stress and soothe anxiety. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025

Murillo’s diagonal ball elicits audible purrs from the Peter Taylor Stand. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025

This has translated into freakishly unstable songs that spin from garish wubs and witch folk to lullaby-like purrs. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025

But the other people who live nearby may not be so easily swayed by those adorable puppy dog eyes or precious purrs and might get very irritated. — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025