Purred

We well recollect one fine brindled fellow, called 'Nero,' who, during his kittenhood, 'purred' the following epistle to a little girl who had been his playmate: -- ❋ Adam White (1848)

But all the cups and saucers being clean, and in their proper places in the corner – cupboard; and the brass toasting – fork hanging in its usual nook and spreading its four idle fingers out as if it wanted to be measured for a glove; there remained no other visible tokens of the meal just finished, than such as purred and washed their whiskers in the person of the basking cat, and glistened in the gracious, not to say the greasy, faces of her patrons. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But all the cups and saucers being clean, and in their proper places in the corner cupboard; and the brass toasting fork hanging in its usual nook, and spreading its four idle fingers out, as if it wanted to be measured for a glove; there remained no other visible tokens of the meal just finished, than such as purred and washed their whiskers in the person of the basking cat, and glistened in the gracious, not to say the greasy, faces of her patrons. ❋ Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing (1892)

But all the cups and saucers being clean, and in their proper places in the corner-cupboard; and the brass toasting-fork hanging in its usual nook and spreading its four idle fingers out as if it wanted to be measured for a glove; there remained no other visible tokens of the meal just finished, than such as purred and washed their whiskers in the person of the basking cat, and glistened in the gracious, not to say the greasy, faces of her patrons. ❋ Unknown (1844)

Headlights starred the night, dazzling his vision and needling pain into his eyes, as a car turned onto Saint Peter and purred up the street. ❋ Adrian Phoenix (2011)

Her laugh purred gently, her throat bobbing back and forth to expel the light sounds from her gaping mouth, her head tilted back and up. ❋ Johnny Dantonio (2010)

There was no disgrace in losing to a Russia team that purred like a high-performance engine and boasted players of far greater technical ability. ❋ David Hytner (2010)

“Think you can manage to keep awake?” she purred, pinching the hardened nub. ❋ Adrian Phoenix (2011)

Though he usually just curls up to take maximum advantage of your bodywarmth, this time he sat down like a sphinx with his front paws on my belly, staring at me as he purred. ❋ Nathreee (2010)

“Better yet,” Rolanda purred, her mood doing a 180-degree turn. ❋ Elle (2011)

She purred loudly as I grabbed the clutch and cranked the throttle. ❋ Erin Zulkoski (2011)