PURLED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

purled

verb

past tense of purl

as in eddied

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Speculation about the couple's wedding venue and ceremony swirled the internet for weeks leading up to the event.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
As internet rumors swirled that the couple would marry that day in Rhode Island, Swift and Kelce spent the evening in New York City instead.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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Thousands of dead Cassin's auklets washed onto beaches across the Pacific Northwest during the same period, another indication that warming ocean conditions had rippled through the ecosystem.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 July 2026
To root for #TeamBlack is to know that nothing good can come from impulse, and rueful laughter rippled across the lawn as Jace, eager to fight in his mother’s stead, locks Rhaenyra in her chambers to prevent her from risking her life in battle.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 June 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

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The Dodgers tied the score in the bottom of the 10th when Mookie Betts’ hard liner up the middle deflected off the glove of second baseman Julien and trickled into center field, allowing Andy Pages to score from third.

— Kyle Glaser, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
This is true at the highest levels of sport and has trickled down to youth and high school-level sports as well.

— Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 1 July 2026

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One of the event’s biggest attractions was the Humanoid Soccer League, where robots passed, dribbled, defended, and attempted long-range shots in matches resembling human soccer.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Then, at 36 minutes, Jude Bellingham put England in the lead after Declan Rice dribbled unchallenged for 60 yards before passing to Bukayo Saka, who crossed for the Real Madrid man to head home.

— David Hickey, NBC news, 6 July 2026

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