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.
have furled
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present perfectof furl.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since the Charleston attack, several Mississippi cities and counties have furled the state flag.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2015
As for me, I have furled my banner and laid aside my bugle.
From A String of Amber Beads by Martha Everts Holden
Soon after we have furled sails, two large double canoes make their appearance inside the reef, running for the town.
From The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific by Alfred Pearse
Sick of its hollow warfare is the world; Its lying banner it would fain have furled; But when the world does evil, its offence Is blotted in the blood of innocence.
From Love's Comedy by C. H. (Charles Harold) Herford
We have only terribly failed when we have furled our sails.
From The Whole Armour of God by John Henry Jowett
