purl

verb

Definition of purlnext
as in to swirl

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Recent Examples of purl The two halves of the hook move independently, enabling the device to knit or purl depending on which part picks up the first loop. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025 There was no ocean, no sea in this part of Україна, only a purling river. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purl
  1. swirl
  2. ripple
  3. bubble
  4. eddy
  5. gurgle
  6. dribble
  7. lap
  8. wash
Verb
  • Develop your own flavors and choose between scooped or swirled for your favorite cold treat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • Just last month, the probe tracked a frenetic cluster of 30 dust devils swirling through the canyons of Mamers Valles, also in the northern hemisphere.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of swirl
Verb
  • Shockwaves rippled through film circles after news reports that Letterboxd soon could be snapped up by a corporate buyer.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026
  • Missile and drone attacks rippled across Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman and inside Iran.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of ripple
Verb
  • That warnings from front-line salespeople took so long to bubble up to senior management, and out to stockholders, is also alarming.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
  • There is no one in the system bubbling under who can take on a prime offensive role, although the team would have been thrilled if Russian power winger Maxim Berezkin had signed with the team.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of bubble
Verb
  • Moses’s book eddies around with the energy of someone reporting back from a very long and strange evening clicking through Wikipedia links, enjoying every chance to add a tangent.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The Super Bowl was the leviathan in whose eddying wake the pilot fish feed.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of eddy
Verb
  • Other nearby points of interest include gurgling mud pots, or geothermal mud volcanoes, on the eastern shoreline.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
  • Not every gurgling sink requires a call to the plumber.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
Definition of gurgle
Verb
  • Late in the first half, Michael Owen dribbled into the box and drew a penalty kick.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
  • At the 2022 World Cup, Ángel Di María gave Argentina a different dimension with his dribbling ability.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of dribble
Verb
  • With just a bit more than a month to go before the primary election on August 18, polls show Byron Donalds lapping the field for the Republican nomination while David Jolly has a solid lead among Democrats.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • Adult cats that haven’t nursed in over a decade will still knead blankets, laps and each other, with no milk anywhere in the picture.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of lap
Verb
  • Oh, and definitely hit up Fishetarian (two minutes down the road) for a killer Dungeness crab melt and Captain Davey’s Espresso (also just two minutes down the road) for an affogato to wash it all down.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
  • Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that infects food that has come into contact with human feces, most commonly when produce is irrigated or washed with contaminated water.
    — Savannah Peters, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of wash

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“Purl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purl. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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