- purringly
- adverb see purr II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
purringly
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purringly — adverb With a purring noise or tone … Wiktionary
purringly — purr·ing·ly … English syllables
purringly — adverb : in a purring manner : with a purr … Useful english dictionary
purr — purringly, adv. /perr/, v.i. 1. to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does. 2. (of things) to make a sound suggestive of the purring of a cat: The new motor of the car purred. v.t. 3. to… … Universalium
purr — I. noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1601 a low vibratory murmur typical of an apparently contented or pleased cat II. intransitive verb Date: 1620 1. to make a purr or a sound like a purr < cars purring along the highway > 2. a … New Collegiate Dictionary
