The quiet purr of the motor pleased him, and slowly he engaged the clutch, releasing it with skill so that the gears meshed properly.

A quiet purr in her throat was her only response.

She was immersed from the first page, and didn't hear the quiet purr of an approaching engine.

Somewhere up ahead the stream was passing through or over some obstacle; the quiet purr of moving water was augmented by the chimelike tones of the watercourse leaping and splashing back upon itself.

The engine came to life with a quiet, reassuring purr.

How Mufflers Work Every car out there has a muffler - it performs the crucial job of turning thousands of explosions per minute into a quiet purr.

Ned Raggett of Allmusic wrote "Morrissey's quiet purr at the start turns into one of his best, most soaring performances by the end."

Probably no one had heard the cat's quiet purr.

The engines built from a quiet purr to a bone-deep, bass rumble, more felt than heard.

It roared a brief second, then settled down to a quiet purr, and out from the truck nosed a nearly new dark green Mercedes-Benz 250SE convertible.