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- [purl]
- /pɜrl/
- /pɜːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [purl]
- /pɜrl/
Definitions of purl word
- noun purl the action or sound of purling. 1
- noun purl a circle or curl made by the motion of water; ripple; eddy. 1
- verb without object purl to flow with curling or rippling motion, as a shallow stream does over stones. 1
- verb without object purl to flow with a murmuring sound. 1
- verb without object purl to pass in a manner or with a sound likened to this. 1
- noun purl knitting: reverse stitch 1
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Origin of purl
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; variant of obsolete or dial. pirl to twist (threads, etc.) into a cord
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Purl
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
purl popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
purl usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for purl
verb purl
- allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
- cabling — Cabling is used to refer to electrical or electronic cables, or to the process of putting them in a place.
- chippered — to chirp or twitter.
- chippers — to chirp or twitter.
- chirp — When a bird or an insect such as a cricket or grasshopper chirps, it makes short high-pitched sounds.
Antonyms for purl
Top questions with purl
- what does purl stand for?
- how to purl?
- how to purl stitch?
- how to purl knit?
- how to purl continental?
- how to knit and purl?
- how to knit one purl one?
- how to purl on a loom?
- how to do a purl stitch?
- how to knit purl?
- how to knit a purl stitch?
- how to purl in knitting?
- how to purl knit a scarf?
- how to knit and purl in the same row?
- how to take out purl stitches?