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purl

[purl] / pɜrl /














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The creek purls cold and fast through gigantic trees, their buttressed trunks shaggy with age, and their tops snaggletoothed from centuries of storms.

From Seattle Times

The only sounds are our own voices, the crackle of the fire, the purl of the river, the dull drone of the barges, and the constant chorus of bullfrogs, birds, bugs and coyotes.

From Los Angeles Times

In the pull and twitch of particle affinities—knitting and purling the fabric of the universe— something has not been accounted for that prolongs the Muon’s mortal wobble.

From Scientific American

After mastering the basic knit and purl stitches, Mr. Daley conquered the more complicated colorwork knitting techniques and last August added crochet to his craft repertoire.

From New York Times

The teal green river danced and purled, pure, cold and fast.

From Seattle Times