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Definition of purl verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

purl

verb
 
/pɜːl/
 
/pɜːrl/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they purl
 
/pɜːl/
 
/pɜːrl/
he / she / it purls
 
/pɜːlz/
 
/pɜːrlz/
past simple purled
 
/pɜːld/
 
/pɜːrld/
past participle purled
 
/pɜːld/
 
/pɜːrld/
-ing form purling
 
/ˈpɜːlɪŋ/
 
/ˈpɜːrlɪŋ/
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  1. to knit (= to make clothing out of wool using two long needles) using a particular kind of stitch called ‘purl

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