purring

2 definitions • 4 examples

present participle of

to make a quiet, continuous, soft sound:

The cat purred as I stroked its fur.

We could hear the sound of a lawnmower purring in the back garden.

A black limousine purred up (= drove up making a quiet, continuous, soft sound) outside the hotel.

[ + speech ] "I love it when you stroke my back," she purred (= said with pleasure).