purled

verb

past tense of purl
as in eddied

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purled
  1. swirled
  2. rippled
  3. gurgled
  4. washed
  5. lapped
  6. bubbled
  7. trickled
  8. dribbled
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  • But up to this point, DIIV have endured—thrived, even—because of their refusal to capitulate to the industry winds that swirled around them.
    — Larry Fitzmaurice, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In the lead-up to Kushner’s arrival last summer, speculation about his agenda swirled in Paris.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of swirled
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  • The unrest began with a handful of student demonstrations over crumbling infrastructure and overcrowded high-school classrooms, then rippled across France to encompass labor unions with grievances over the cost of living.
    — Sarah Moroz, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The rout rippled overseas, while Treasury yields eased as investors sought safer assets; oil prices rebounded amid uncertainty over the Iran war.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of rippled
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  • Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of gurgled
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  • The Democratic wave that flipped control of Congress from Republicans on Election Day also washed through to the state and local level, with several legislatures seeing historic changes in their balance of power.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The intense erosion that carved the Great Unconformity washed rock material into the oceans, possibly fertilizing them just before the Cambrian explosion, when calcium became abundant in seawater.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of washed
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  • Reddish-brown floodwater lapped into and around 80 homes in a neighborhood and 50 recreational vehicles in an RV park.
    — Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • While being measured, drivers lapped the Gotland Ring circuit gently, then dynamically.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of lapped
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  • Not only would this have led to liquid water covering much of the Martian surface, but when lava bubbled through the Martian crust and met groundwater, warm habitable niches ideal for microbial life could have been forged.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Below, Devenanzio addresses some of the specific controversies that have bubbled up regarding the two-part season finale.
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of bubbled
Verb
  • Collateral damage also trickled down to local races, with several contests trending Democrat in traditionally conservative McHenry County, DuPage County’s GOP contingent shrinking from six to one, and the Cook County Board set to go completely blue.
    — Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Discontent at the national level trickled down to local races, said Daniel Reynolds, a Republican precinct committeeman for West Boise’s legislative District 15.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of trickled
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  • 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
  • Apparently, anyone who has ever dribbled a basketball has an opinion about Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo, the Heat’s poor start and what to do from here.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of dribbled
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“Purled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purled. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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