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
  • With so much change swirling, USF enters this fall with a hope-inducing schedule, one that doesn’t feature a single Power Four opponent.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • New York — Family drama is swirling around the sale of the Los Angeles Lakers.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of swirling
Verb
  • After years of stomach-gurgling, nail-chewing anxiety, this was an entirely different Arsenal experience.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Other nearby points of interest include gurgling mud pots, or geothermal mud volcanoes, on the eastern shoreline.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
Definition of gurgling
Verb
  • If the early universe obeyed this rule, our modern cosmos would be devoid of substance, just energy fields rippling eternally through emptiness.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026
  • One painting might look like water rippling in a pond, another like the roots of a tree, and another like a lionfish.
    — Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of rippling
Verb
  • Bake until the pastry is golden brown and the filling is bubbling in the center, 40 to 45 minutes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Trying to find who did it That sentiment is bubbling up in Lake Tahoe these days, too.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of bubbling
Verb
  • Imbibe inside or in the adjoining garden-courtyard where passing gondolas send canal water lapping below the balustrade.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • To the tune of softly lapping waves, The Inn at Langley revealed its cards slowly in the way quiet luxury tends to do.
    — Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of lapping
Verb
  • The map above shows these were not just confined to his own half, with his dribbling regularly carrying Lille into dangerous attacking areas.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Until the 85th minute, when Messi, off a short corner kick, attracted three defenders while dribbling in.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 15 July 2026
Definition of dribbling
Verb
  • The process optimizes electrode space much like filling a bottle with large pebbles first and then trickling fine sand into the remaining gaps.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Late-comers are still trickling in, searching for openings in the chairs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of trickling
Verb
  • The magnesium fits alongside a skincare wind-down that includes washing her face with her brand’s Micellar Cleanser, applying its Prep Serum and using its Night Cream, sometimes with a few drops of Boosting Oil mixed in.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • To prevent an infection, the CDC recommends washing your hands and any fresh produce under running water before eating, preparing or cooking it.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of washing
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“Purling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purling. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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