purls

verb

present tense third-person singular of purl
as in swirls

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  1. swirls
  2. ripples
  3. bubbles
  4. gurgles
  5. dribbles
  6. splashes
Verb
  • The galaxy's heart shines brightly in the image, with gleaming rays of light radiating from its center while gas and dust swirls around.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 19 May 2026
  • Longoria’s approach to the wild fervour that continually swirls around the Velodrome was to try to harness it by hiring comparably combustible coaches like Jorge Sampaoli, Igor Tudor, Gennaro Gattuso and De Zerbi.
    — Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Definition of swirls
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  • If one part slows down, the impact ripples across the entire chain.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • The feature, starring Birgit Minichmayr, Lotte Keiling, Tristan López, and Carla Hüttermann, follows a family on summer holiday that are struck by a tragedy that ripples through their lives and relationships.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Definition of ripples
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  • Otherwise, plan to clean the bottom of the oven anytime a dish bubbles over.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • So, which one bubbles to the top of the list?
    — Jenny Berg, Glamour, 25 June 2026
Definition of bubbles
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  • The fountain gurgles, chastened.
    — Brian Braiker, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • For a full minute, the quiet concatenation gurgles along, accumulating extra notes and flourishes, suggesting an eventual kosmische surge.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2025
Definition of gurgles
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  • Fourteen-year-old Karam dribbles a blue, yellow and white football down a sandy path in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Antonio Nusa dribbles into the box, gets a defender on his heels, and sends in a shot just over the outstretched arms of the Ivory Coast goalkeeper to open our scoring.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
Definition of dribbles
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  • Zero Mostel, as Max Bialystock, then splashes a glass of water at Bloom to snap him out of it.
    — Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • Arthur also pulled together five quieter, more sensory-friendly options in the Charlotte area — including Birkdale Village’s annual midday block party and bike parade, where the Huntersville Fire Department traditionally splashes the crowd before the festivities.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
Definition of splashes
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