furl
verb/fɜːl/
/fɜːrl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they furl | /fɜːl/ /fɜːrl/ |
| he / she / it furls | /fɜːlz/ /fɜːrlz/ |
| past simple furled | /fɜːld/ /fɜːrld/ |
| past participle furled | /fɜːld/ /fɜːrld/ |
| -ing form furling | /ˈfɜːlɪŋ/ /ˈfɜːrlɪŋ/ |
- furl something to roll and fasten something such as a sail, a flag or an umbrellaOxford Collocations DictionaryFurl is used with these nouns as the object:opposite unfurl
- sail
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French ferler, from Old French fer, ferm ‘firm’ + lier ‘bind’ (from Latin ligare).Want to learn more?
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