MEANING
To roll or fold a sail, flag, or similar material into a compact form.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- furl a sail
- furl a banner
On the page
They furled the wet banner before entering the hall.
Nearby words
Opposite meanings
Word forms
- Base
- furl
- Past tense
- furled
- Past participle
- furled
- Present participle
- furling
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- furl
- Present continuous
- am/is/are furling
- Present perfect
- have/has furled
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been furling
- Past
- furled
- Past continuous
- was/were furling
- Past perfect
- had furled
- Past perfect continuous
- had been furling
- Future
- will furl
- Future continuous
- will be furling
- Future perfect
- will have furled
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been furling
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: furl; furls; furled; furled; furling Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character, dialogue. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: furls.
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