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Word: Purl
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century (in the form pirle, denoting a small swirling stream): probably imitative; compare with Norwegian purla ‘bubble up’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pəːl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a stream or river) flow with a swirling motion and babbling sound
Short Definition:flow with swirling motion and babbling sound
Examples:- large stones stood blackly in the water, making it purl as it rolled around them
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