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He loved to spend days in the garage with polishing rags and detail kits, enjoying the way light played off the fine finish, listening to the purr of a restored engine.
Damals hatte er großen Gefallen daran gefunden, ganze Tage in der Garage zu verbringen, die Wagen zu putzen und dem Brummen der instand gesetzten Motoren zu lauschen.
Anderson, Kevin / Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin / Gefallene Sonnen
Gefallene Sonnen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2006 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
Scattered Suns
Anderson, Kevin
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
Tick and tack, grr and brr, prr and purr.
Schnarr und schnurr, und pirr und purr!
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
'"N when you hear that one purr you're through," Antek was convinced.
»Wenn dich die hier anschnurrt, bist du nicht mehr zu retten«, pflegte Antek im Brustton der Überzeugung zu sagen.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
A pair of deadpan amber strippers waiting for a live one at the table beside his own purred softly in agreement.
Zwei Striptease-Tänzerinnen, die mit unbewegten Mienen am Nebentisch saßen und auf einen spendierfreudigen Freier warteten, schnurrten leise ihre Zustimmung.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
And any gray cat had purred at all.
Ehe irgendeine graue Katze geschnurrt hatte.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
She thought their ‘talk’ had more in common with the purring and yowling of cats than information-rich human conversation.
Für Emma glich diese >Spra-che< eher dem Schnurren und Miauen von Katzen als informa-tionshaltiger menschlicher Konversation.
Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / Ursprung
Ursprung
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
Origin
Baxter, Stephen
© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
He lured them out of the pages as if they had only been waiting for his voice, words long and short, words sharp and soft, cooing, purring words.
Er lockte sie von den Seiten, als hätten sie nur auf seine Stimme gewartet – lange und kurze, spitznasige und weiche, schnurrende, gurrende Wörter.
Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / Tintenherz
Tintenherz
Funke, Cornelia
© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia
© 2003 by Dressler Verlag
© 2003 by The Chicken House
And what seemed rather a funny thing, which nobody could understand, was that each of these six nurses had always to have a cat in her lap, and- to keep on stroking it all night long, so that it might never stop purring.
Was aber ganz närrisch schien, und was niemand begreifen konnte, jede dieser sechs Wärterinnen mußte einen Kater auf den Schoß nehmen, und ihn die ganze Nacht streicheln, daß er immerfort zu spinnen genötigt wurde.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.

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with a purring voice
mit säuselnder Stimme

Word forms

purr

noun
SingularPlural
Common casepurrpurrs
Possessive casepurr'spurrs'

purr

verb
Basic forms
Pastpurred
Imperativepurr
Present Participle (Participle I)purring
Past Participle (Participle II)purred
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I purrwe purr
you purryou purr
he/she/it purrsthey purr
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am purringwe are purring
you are purringyou are purring
he/she/it is purringthey are purring
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have purredwe have purred
you have purredyou have purred
he/she/it has purredthey have purred
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been purringwe have been purring
you have been purringyou have been purring
he/she/it has been purringthey have been purring
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I purredwe purred
you purredyou purred
he/she/it purredthey purred
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was purringwe were purring
you were purringyou were purring
he/she/it was purringthey were purring
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had purredwe had purred
you had purredyou had purred
he/she/it had purredthey had purred
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been purringwe had been purring
you had been purringyou had been purring
he/she/it had been purringthey had been purring
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will purrwe shall/will purr
you will purryou will purr
he/she/it will purrthey will purr
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be purringwe shall/will be purring
you will be purringyou will be purring
he/she/it will be purringthey will be purring
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have purredwe shall/will have purred
you will have purredyou will have purred
he/she/it will have purredthey will have purred
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been purringwe shall/will have been purring
you will have been purringyou will have been purring
he/she/it will have been purringthey will have been purring
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would purrwe should/would purr
you would purryou would purr
he/she/it would purrthey would purr
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be purringwe should/would be purring
you would be purringyou would be purring
he/she/it would be purringthey would be purring
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have purredwe should/would have purred
you would have purredyou would have purred
he/she/it would have purredthey would have purred
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been purringwe should/would have been purring
you would have been purringyou would have been purring
he/she/it would have been purringthey would have been purring
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am purredwe are purred
you are purredyou are purred
he/she/it is purredthey are purred
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being purredwe are being purred
you are being purredyou are being purred
he/she/it is being purredthey are being purred
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been purredwe have been purred
you have been purredyou have been purred
he/she/it has been purredthey have been purred
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was purredwe were purred
you were purredyou were purred
he/she/it was purredthey were purred
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being purredwe were being purred
you were being purredyou were being purred
he/she/it was being purredthey were being purred
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been purredwe had been purred
you had been purredyou had been purred
he/she/it had been purredthey had been purred
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be purredwe shall/will be purred
you will be purredyou will be purred
he/she/it will be purredthey will be purred
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been purredwe shall/will have been purred
you will have been purredyou will have been purred
he/she/it will have been purredthey will have been purred