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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PURLING

ppr. [from purl. ] Murmuring or gurgling, as a brook.

 

PURLING

n.The continued gentle murmur of a small stream.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PURLING

Purl "ing, n. Etym: [See 3d Purl. ]

 

Defn: The motion of a small stream running among obstructions; also, the murmur it makes in so doing.