purling

Variant of purl

purl definition

purl (pʉrl)

intransitive verb

  1. to move in ripples or with a murmuring sound
  2. to move in eddies; swirl

Etymology: < ? Scand, as in Norw purla, to ripple

noun

  1. a purling stream or rill
  2. the murmuring sound of purling water

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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