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
  • Several shops on the Street downgraded the artificial intelligence infrastructure stock, citing the leadership questions that are swirling around Nvidia in the wake of the scandal.
    — Kif Leswing,Annie Palmer,Kevin Breuninger,Samantha Subin,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Dancers on the Senegalese team mix traditional moves into their routines from national styles such as mbalax and Yela, swirling their arms and legs in a windmill-like motion.
    — Ricci Shryock, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of swirl
Verb
  • The seismic changes at Netflix have rippled across the pond, with up to 3% of the streamer’s London HQ laid off, it has now been confirmed.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Inflation is rippling through everything from candy to costumes.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of ripple
Verb
  • On the album’s title track, the vocals purr with digital texture as an off-kilter guitar melody spirals upwards, as if bubbling up from the bottom of a pool.
    — Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Bake, uncovered, until bubbling around the edges and the breadcrumbs are golden brown.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of bubble
Verb
  • Lindsay-Abaire makes a real meal of sketching the rest of the neighborhood association, played by a bevy of nimble theatrical comedians, though their own simmering resentments tend to eddy alongside the central Kyra-Elliot conflict.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Definition of eddy
Verb
  • Another ongoing complaint against Citation originated about 10 miles east of the Bayou, where a rancher named Mike Faulkner noticed an unusual amount of salt water gurgling to the surface and flowing down a creek on his land in April.
    — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Today, those springs feed five geothermal pools, with temperatures reaching up to 102 degrees and contain minerals like manganese, silicate, and zinc, in a magical setting marked by gurgling fountains and 100-year-old redwood and eucalyptus trees.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of gurgle
Verb
  • On one court, a dozen kids dribbled through drills at a clinic while their parents looked on from plush leather chairs.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Okongwu caught an inbound pass just outside the arc, dribbled in, and pulled up at the dotted line.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of dribble
Verb
  • Once you're done moving about for the day, settle into the deluxe oceanfront room—the resort's most popular—and lie on your bed beneath the 16-foot-high wood ceilings, watching the waves lap the beach out your picture window.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Boyd will lap the one-year mark in March, meaning one of the fastest growing businesses in the data center end market becomes classified as an organic growth driver.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of lap
Verb
  • Computer modeling of the results suggests half of the plastic bottles washing into the Great Lakes and oceans every year come from at least 10 miles and up to 120 miles away, the scientists reported.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • From washing dishes at a Denny's to running the most valuable company in the world.
    — Kif Leswing,Annie Palmer,Kevin Breuninger,Samantha Subin,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of wash

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“Purl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purl. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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