0 past simple and past participle of purr
1 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).
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
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May 10, 2021
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