Thesaurus / purling
FEEDBACK- bind
- crochet
- fasten
- mend
- sew
- unite
- weave
- affiliate
- affix
- ally
- cable
- connect
- contract
- heal
- interlace
- intermingle
- join
- link
- loop
- net
- purl
- repair
- secure
- spin
- tie
- web
- babble
- burble
- growl
- gurgle
- hum
- moan
- mumble
- mutter
- purr
- stammer
- utter
- whisper
- buzz
- drip
- drone
- flow
- meander
- purl
- ripple
- rumble
- stutter
- susurrate
- tinkle
- trickle
- verbalize
- vocalize
- voice
- reel
- revolve
- rotate
- spiral
- swim
- turn
- twirl
- twist
- whirl
- gyrate
- gyre
- oscillate
- pirouette
- purl
- wheel
- pendulate
- boil
- churn
- roil
- twirl
- whirl
- agitate
- coil
- crimp
- crisp
- curl
- eddy
- purl
- roll
- snake
- surge
- swoosh
- whirlpool
- whorl
- wriggle
- gyrate
- pirouette
- pivot
- revolve
- rotate
- swirl
- twirl
- whir
- circle
- eddy
- gyre
- purl
- reel
- roll
- swoosh
- turn
- twist
- wheel
- turn around
- babble
- burble
- buzz
- drip
- drone
- flow
- growl
- gurgle
- hum
- meander
- moan
- mumble
- mutter
- purl
- purr
- ripple
- rumble
- sigh
- stammer
- stutter
- susurrate
- tinkle
- trickle
- utter
- verbalize
- vocalize
- voice
- whisper
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use purling in a sentence
The baby stopped altogether, her ear intrigued by the purling Gaelic.
JANE JOURNEYS ONRUTH COMFORT MITCHELLPurling at his feet, bubbling from an invisible source, was a brook of clear, cold water.
WATCH YOURSELF GO BYAL. G. FIELDAnd she appeared not to be addressing him, but speaking to the purling waters, which for ever fell back into the drowned bowl.
THE CONQUEST OF ROMEMATILDE SERAOAt last the purling ripple of the river sounded through the still dawn in front.
FORGING THE BLADESBERTRAM MITFORDThe road sloped steeply down to the edge of a small river which swept purling between reed-fringed banks.
THE LUCK OF GERARD RIDGELEYBERTRAM MITFORDI regarded with pleasure this little stream leaping among the stones, and listened to its purling song.
TRANS-HIMALAYA, VOL. 2 (OF 2)SVEN HEDINHis mind was hardly more than a music-box eternally purling one little tune: "Persis-Persis-Persis!"
WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY?RUPERT HUGHESOur tents shall be spread alongside the purling brook, hard by some larger body of water.
FIBBLE, D. D.IRVIN SHREWSBURY COBBShe heard the purling of water and saw, but dimly, something dark moving towards her.
BLUE ROBIN, THE GIRL PIONEERRENA I. HALSEYA purling stream gave its waters freely, while the grateful breezes cooled the air.
AUDUBON AND HIS JOURNALS, VOL. 2MARIA R. AUDUBON