What is the motion of a small stream running among obstructions; also, the murmur it makes in so doing called?
purling — The motion of a small stream running among obstructions; also, the murmur it makes in so doing. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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