furl
verb (used with object)
to gather into a compact roll and bind securely, as a sail against a spar or a flag against its staff.
are furling
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present progressiveof furl.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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All hands tally-on to the main tack, and while some are furling the jib, and hoisting the staysail, we mizen-topmen double-reef the mizen topsail and hoist it up.
From Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana
All hands tally-on to the main tack, and while some are furling the jib and hoisting the staysail, we mizzen-top-men double-reef the mizzen topsail and hoist it up.
From Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana
