purling adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •That purls; rippling, eddying."Thank Heaven," cried Henrietta, laughing, "you do not, even in fancy, turn me into a shepherdess, with sheep on one side, and a purling brook on the other." — 1837 noun1 •The motion of a small stream among obstructions; flowing with a murmuring sound. formspurlings · more purling · most purling
