['pә:liŋ]
下洗流, 洒水, 涓流, 流灌

Purl \Purl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Purled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Purling}.] [Cf. Sw. porla, and E. pur to murmur as a cat.]
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. [Perh. fr. F. perler to pearl, to bead. See {Pearl}, v. &
n.] To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl;
to mantle.

thin winding breath which purled up to the sky.
--Shak.


Purling \Purl"ing\, n. [See 3d {Purl}.]
The motion of a small stream running among obstructions;
also, the murmur it makes in so doing.