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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FURL

From Old French ferlier to bind tightly, from ferm tight (from Latin firmusfirm1) + lier to tie, bind, from Latin ligāre.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FURL

furl  [fɜːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FURL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Furl is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb furl in English.

WHAT DOES FURL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Furl

Furl was a free social bookmarking website that allowed members to store searchable copies of webpages and share them with others. Every member received 5 gigabytes of storage space. The site was founded by Mike Giles in 2003 and purchased by LookSmart in 2004. Diigo bought it from LookSmart in exchange for equity.

Definition of furl in the English dictionary

The first definition of furl in the dictionary is to roll up neatly and securely or to be rolled up in this way. Other definition of furl is to gather in. Furl is also the act or an instance of furling.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FURL

PRESENT

Present
I furl
you furl
he/she/it furls
we furl
you furl
they furl
Present continuous
I am furling
you are furling
he/she/it is furling
we are furling
you are furling
they are furling
Present perfect
I have furled
you have furled
he/she/it has furled
we have furled
you have furled
they have furled
Present perfect continuous
I have been furling
you have been furling
he/she/it has been furling
we have been furling
you have been furling
they have been furling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I furled
you furled
he/she/it furled
we furled
you furled
they furled
Past continuous
I was furling
you were furling
he/she/it was furling
we were furling
you were furling
they were furling
Past perfect
I had furled
you had furled
he/she/it had furled
we had furled
you had furled
they had furled
Past perfect continuous
I had been furling
you had been furling
he/she/it had been furling
we had been furling
you had been furling
they had been furling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will furl
you will furl
he/she/it will furl
we will furl
you will furl
they will furl
Future continuous
I will be furling
you will be furling
he/she/it will be furling
we will be furling
you will be furling
they will be furling
Future perfect
I will have furled
you will have furled
he/she/it will have furled
we will have furled
you will have furled
they will have furled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been furling
you will have been furling
he/she/it will have been furling
we will have been furling
you will have been furling
they will have been furling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would furl
you would furl
he/she/it would furl
we would furl
you would furl
they would furl
Conditional continuous
I would be furling
you would be furling
he/she/it would be furling
we would be furling
you would be furling
they would be furling
Conditional perfect
I would have furl
you would have furl
he/she/it would have furl
we would have furl
you would have furl
they would have furl
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been furling
you would have been furling
he/she/it would have been furling
we would have been furling
you would have been furling
they would have been furling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you furl
we let´s furl
you furl
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to furl
Past participle
furled
Present Participle
furling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FURL


batgirl
ˈbætˌɡɜːl
burl
bɜːl
cowgirl
ˈkaʊɡɜːl
curl
kɜːl
earl
ɜːl
girl
ɡɜːl
gurl
ɡɜːl
homegirl
ˈhəʊmˌɡɜːl
hurl
hɜːl
merle
mɜːl
pearl
pɜːl
Perl
pɜːl
playgirl
ˈpleɪˌɡɜːl
purl
pɜːl
schoolgirl
ˈskuːlˌɡɜːl
Searle
sɜːl
showgirl
ˈʃəʊˌɡɜːl
swirl
swɜːl
twirl
twɜːl
whirl
wɜːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FURL

furfuran
furfurous
furibund
Furies
furiosity
furioso
furious
furiously
furiousness
furkid
furlable
furler
furless
furlong
furlough
furmenty
furmity
furnace
furnace room
furnace-like

WORDS THAT END LIKE FURL

American Curl
becurl
churl
kiss curl
knurl
murl
nurl
pin curl
preacher curl
spit curl
trunk curl
uncurl
unfurl
upcurl
upfurl
uphurl

Synonyms and antonyms of furl in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «furl» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FURL

Find out the translation of furl to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of furl from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «furl» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卷起
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

furl
570 millions of speakers

English

furl
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोड़ना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свертывать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

furl
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুমড়ান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

furl
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Furl
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aufrollen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

畳む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Furl
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cờ ru
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

furl
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फार्ल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sarmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

furl
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dziękujemy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

згортати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Furl
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαζεύω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

furl
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

furl
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

furl
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of furl

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FURL»

The term «furl» is very widely used and occupies the 12.145 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FURL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about furl

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FURL»

Discover the use of furl in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to furl and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Furl that Banner: The Life of Abram J. Ryan, Poet-priest of ...
The two most important poems were "The Conquered Banner" (1865) and "The Sword of Robert Lee" (1866). These works were committed to memory by three generations of school children in the South until about the middle of the twentieth century.
David O'Connell, 2006
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Furl Not Thy Talons
J.G. Morgan. She watched as the team disappeared into the darkness but still the firing continued. Williamson saw his team disappear. Swiftly he hurried to the rear of the building he was using for protection. Some of the terrorists must have ...
J.G. Morgan, 2010
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The traveller's guide, or, A most exact description of the ...
[P.1o9.] - ' - ' M. F. From BRISTOL-High-C1'o(3. Over the Bridge ; bear right. Through Red-clzs-fireet, cross a Brook out of the Suburbs . ; -- 1'o Dnbix wyle' ' -' 0'4 Bifjzorz .. A I 6 Ali;-znd a Hill of'.4 Furl.- zw rr by Dundrj-Ch. on the Top; R. o'4.
John Ogilby, 1699
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The India Office and Burma Office List
Allen, T. T., Jt. Mag. and Dep. Coll., Monghyr Montagu, E., Jt. Mag. and Dep. Coll., 1st gr., Furrnckabad King, L. B. B., Jr. Supt. of Survey — on furl. Raban, H. C. B. C., Jt. Mag. and Dep. Coll., Chittagong Graham, G., M.A., Jt. Mag. and Dep. Coll.
‎1871
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Yachting
SEA FURL HOOD Hood Sailmakers (USA), Inc., Yacht Systems Division, Box 928 , Little Harbor Way, Marblehead, Massachusetts 01945 Telephone (617) 631- 8000, Telex 200185. Hood Sailmakers, Ltd., Yacht Systems Division, Bath Road,  ...
6
Techniques for Evaluating Insect Resistance in Crop Plants
... Pinholes and small circular lesions present on whorl leaves 3 Pinholes, small circular lesions, and a few small elongated lesions up to 1 .3 cm in length present on whorl and furl leaves 4 Small elongated lesions present on whorl leaves and ...
Charles M. Smith, Z. R. Khan, Mano Dutta Pathak, 1993
7
Yachting
SEA FURL HOOD Hood Sailmakers (USA), Inc. , Box 928, Marblehead Massachusetts 01945 (617) >*£^^TMlfSS Hood Europe 10, rue des Minimes, 92270 Bois-Colombes. France, (33-1) 7859604, Telex AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE ...
8
The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and ...
This double resistance the topsail was not able to bear, and having so few " doors " to let the wind through, split right across. There was now no hope but to furl it. All the sail we had left was the split main-sail : as for repairing the other sails, ...
‎1838
9
Yachting
P ven Qualit P wirmance ro y Double aft-facing luff grooves Double swivel action for sailing downwind or fast sail Ea maintenance Aluminum alloy castings tor light weight Models for boats from 20 Stainless spray guard Sea Furl removes for ...
10
The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and ...
G. G. Campbell (on furl.) to 9th N.I.; H. H. Wilson (on furl.) to 20th do. ; J. Mellis, m.d., from 48th to 50th do. ; and R. Tytler, m.d., from 50th to 48th do. — Assist. Surgs. J. A. Lawrie, m.d. (on furl.), to 2d N.I.; B. C. Sully, m.d. (on furl ), to 47th do.
‎1833

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FURL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term furl is used in the context of the following news items.
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History has its place, but not at the people's house
Democrats had been trying to furl the flag for decades, to no avail. It only happened when the corporations that employ thousands of South ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
2
#ConfederateFlag: Taken Down
The Mother Emanuel AME Church in downtown Charleston, S.C. – was the impetus for the movement to “furl the flag,” another popular chant ... «FITSNews, Jul 15»
3
As Confederate Flag Prepares To Furl, Some Target Black History …
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Some Confederate flag supporters who spent the week rallying outside the state house to defend what they said is a symbol ... «WSPA.com, Jul 15»
4
SC lawmakers vote to furl Confederate battle flag at capitol
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina House approved a bill removing the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds, a stunning reversal in ... «Charlotte Post, Jul 15»
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Gov. Nikki Haley signs bill, Confederate flag to come down
... in preparation for Friday's short ceremony to permanently furl the Statehouse's battle flag at 10 a.m., on the north side of the capitol complex. «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
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Editorial: Time to unite, heal in the Palmetto State
The Legislature's decision to furl the flag and leave it furled is both powerful and responsible. Robert E. Lee and Wade Hampton, both icons of ... «Aiken Standard, Jul 15»
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Editorial: The line is clear
The decision to furl the Confederate banner was made by interim County Administrator Bill Kauffman after he conferred with commission ... «Ocala, Jul 15»
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South Carolina Senate Votes To Furl Rebel Flag
South Carolina Senate Votes To Furl Rebel Flag. Protesters gather outside the state capitol as lawmakers opt overwhelmingly to take down the ... «Sky News, Jul 15»
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WESLEY PRUDEN: The Civil War that never ends
A couple of Southern governors, looking for friends elsewhere, joined the din with unctuous promises to furl the famous battle flag, copied from ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
10
Kourtney Kardashian is Scott-free at last as she dumps Disick
FURL IT, KID. Activists from Kid Rock's hometown rallied Monday to ask the Southern rock-rapper to remove the Confederate flag from his act, ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

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