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Purring vs Barking - What's the difference?

purring | barking |

As a verb purring

is .

As a noun purring

is a sound that purrs.

As a proper noun barking is

a town in london.

purring

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sound that purrs.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 14, author=Ben Ratliff, title=Upholding the Standards of Smooth Jazz Purists, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Kenny G is a dull but wickedly consistent musician: automatic with his tremulous phrasing and canned licks, which formed fast, organized roils during his unaccompanied solos; melismatic purrings of the melody on ballads; and gospel phrases in R&B songs. }} ----

    barking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * barking dogs seldom bite

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Who or that barks or bark.
    • barking dogs
  • (British slang) Short for barking mad.
    • He's going to run the marathon in this hot weather dressed as Donald Duck – he must be barking !

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to bark .
    • Loud barking could be heard from the dog pound.

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