purling
adjective, noun, verb
purling is spelled P-U-R-L-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, purling means “That purls; rippling, eddying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in purling?
| Letters | 7: P-U-R-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is purling?
Purling appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of purling
- more purling comparative
- most purling superlative
- purlings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does purling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That purls; rippling, eddying.
[Thomas Jefferson] was up near the source of the River of America, near the Three Forks, while we are downstream from New Orleans in a broad, deep, incredibly powerful river that often feels more like a sewer than a purling mountain stream.
noun
- 1
The motion of a small stream among obstructions; flowing with a murmuring sound.
the purlings of the stream
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of purl
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).