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View definitions for purling

purling

noun as in gurgle

verb as in lap

verb as in spin

verb as in swirl

verb as in twirl

verb as in whirl

verb as in chirp

verb as in gyrate

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Example Sentences

The baby stopped altogether, her ear intrigued by the purling Gaelic.

Purling at his feet, bubbling from an invisible source, was a brook of clear, cold water.

And she appeared not to be addressing him, but speaking to the purling waters, which for ever fell back into the drowned bowl.

At last the purling ripple of the river sounded through the still dawn in front.

The road sloped steeply down to the edge of a small river which swept purling between reed-fringed banks.

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On this page you'll find 236 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to purling, such as: babble, bubble, crow, lap, plash, and purl.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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