Purls

5 lettersverb

Updated June 2026

Definition

third person singular of purl; knits with an inverted stitch or flows with a murmuring sound

“The brook purls gently over the smooth stones.”

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Anagrams of Purls

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slurp spurl

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burls curls furls hurls nurls pulls puris purrs

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