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Purl   Listen
verb
Purl  v. i.  (past & past part. purled; pres. part. purling)  
1.
To run swiftly round, as a small stream flowing among stones or other obstructions; to eddy; also, to make a murmuring sound, as water does in running over or through obstructions. "Swift o'er the rolling pebbles, down the hills, Louder and louder purl the falling rills."
2.
To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle. "thin winding breath which purled up to the sky."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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Words linked to "Purl" :   eddy, knitting stitch, flow, purl stitch, sough, embroider, thread, resound, swirl, make noise, handicraft, feed, yarn, course, run, whirlpool, knit, broider



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