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- noun Plural form of
purr . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
purr .
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Examples
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Yet for all her flamboyance, she "purrs" (in her "accented and strangely phrased English") when she explains the conception the political world has of what's acceptable from wives of politicians.
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Yet for all her flamboyance, she "purrs" (in her "accented and strangely phrased English") when she explains the conception the political world has of what's acceptable from wives of politicians.
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Their cities are poorly constructed, their clothes ill-fitting, their currency (the mouse) is devalued, and their English lurches back into "purrs" and "meows" at nearly every opportunity.
IGN Complete 2010
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Though limited I could belt out some decent volume and manage a few clucks and purrs I thought might do the trick.
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When Russ, a probably-straight 40-year-old florist, eloquently explains his creation in his tough-guy Chicago accent, Grazer purrs: "I've never heard a man talk like that about flowers before."
Logo's 'A-List: New York' is a poor excuse for a social study Hank Stuever 2010
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"Where is your pitchfork, you little devil?" he purrs to one woman.
'American Idol' premieres: New judges, same old show Lisa de Moraes 2011
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"I love it," Jasmine purrs, and we know she's now having second or third and beyond thoughts. ...
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Though limited I could belt out some decent volume and manage a few clucks and purrs I thought might do the trick.
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"Are you guys feeling fly?" she purrs, rolling her hips while demonstrating how to put on an oxygen mask and cope with a water landing.
Fly Girls: TV series follows flight attendants at home and in the air 2010
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“Oh, yes,” he absolutely purrs and she uncovers her eyes.
Study Break--A Sky Without Zeppelins Missing Scene--Happy Birthday Amyo67 amberfocus 2009
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