purred 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of purrednext
as in muttered

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purred

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verb

past tense of purr
as in whispered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purred
  1. whispered
  2. mouthed
  3. breathed
  4. uttered
  5. looked
  6. stated
Verb
  • Still, something hit differently when Barlow leaned into Bateman’s ear and whispered those now-iconic words.
    Lindy Segal, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
  • After all, the Colombian author himself took years to craft this fictional town, which for many was born in One Hundred Years of Solitude but had been whispered into existence through earlier stories.
    Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of whispered
Adjective
  • The stars each mouthed lines their characters said while taking a phone call.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
  • British scientists have developed a choker that detects its wearer's silently mouthed words, and converts them into audible synthetic speech.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2024
Definition of mouthed
Verb
  • The three points also breathed some life back into the home team.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Particles from smoke can be breathed into the lungs and cause heart attacks, strokes, asthma attacks, and difficulty breathing.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of breathed
Verb
  • Well, that’s just not a common word uttered by the holidayers dressed in designer kaftans.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Not a word of condemnation has been uttered by the Western mainstream media, none whatsoever.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of uttered
Verb
  • The future looked so bright for Michigan Central in 1945 that a baby nursery was added to its many amenities.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Former progressive allies, some with wise, old heads, either stood up against Johnson’s actions or looked away and let their silence and disappointment speak for them.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of looked
Verb
  • When Newsweek reached out to Vito's Pizza for comment, an employee stated that the boss was unavailable.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Granger's son Brandon Granger told the Dallas Morning News on Sunday that his mother is living at Tradition Senior Living in Fort Worth, but is not in a memory care facility as some reports stated.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of stated
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