Purl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Purled p. pr. & vb. n. Purling.]
 1. To run swiftly round, as a small stream flowing among stones or other obstructions; to eddy; also, to make a murmuring sound, as water does in running over or through obstructions.
 Swift o'er the rolling pebbles, down the hills,
 Louder and louder purl the falling rills.   --Pope.
 2.  To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
    thin winding breath which purled up to the sky.   --Shak.


 Purl·ing n.  The motion of a small stream running among obstructions; also, the murmur it makes in so doing.

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