purling

verb

present participle of purl
as in eddying

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purling
  1. swirling
  2. gurgling
  3. rippling
  4. bubbling
  5. lapping
  6. dribbling
  7. trickling
  8. washing
Verb
  • Outside, the Santa Ana winds sent debris swirling with powerful gusts.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • As for the suites, the highlight is their private terraces, peaceful havens from which to admire, paradoxically, the urban whirlwind swirling below.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of swirling
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  • 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
  • After years of stomach-gurgling, nail-chewing anxiety, this was an entirely different Arsenal experience.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of gurgling
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  • There are rippling gasps, drums, strings, sax, a vaguely Latin guitar, a sample of a woman talking about getting her hair done.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Lopez is part of a shift rippling through Latino communities across the country.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of rippling
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  • Home bakers keep bubbling starters on their counters, swap tips online and treat each loaf like a project worth perfecting.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Calls for more strikes and demonstrations over the next three weekends are bubbling up.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of bubbling
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  • The stretch of track along the San Clemente shoreline has long offered picturesque views of sandy beaches and lapping ocean waves for passengers traveling between Los Angeles and San Diego.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The medieval abbey of Normandy’s Mont Saint-Michel, a tidal island only accessible at certain times each day, stretched from the lapping waves as though reaching for Heaven.
    — Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of lapping
Verb
  • Wembanyama got his first points off the night after stonewalling Sacramento center Domantas Sabonis at one end, dribbling the length of the court off the rebound, then tossing the ball off the backboard to himself for a dunk.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Then Clark put on a dribbling clinic, made nifty pass after nifty pass and became both a harassing presence on defense and the Fever's emotional leader during a 20-6 second-quarter run.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of dribbling
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  • Netflix’s results for the July-to-September quarter saw revenue in line, a beat on earnings, and slower advertising trickling into the current fourth quarter due to timing of ad product launches and integrations.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The core readings showed that skyrocketing fuel prices, particularly diesel, are trickling down.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of trickling
Verb
  • Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • An employee handled dirty utensils and dishes with gloves on and later handled clean dishes with those same gloves without washing hands in between.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of washing
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“Purling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purling. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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