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.
was furling
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past progressiveof furl.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At that instant I heard a shout from Neb, who was furling one of the royals.
From Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale by James Fenimore Cooper
She had taken the fan from him, and was furling and unfurling it.
From The Literary Sense by E. (Edith) Nesbit
"Where did you get that poem?" asked Pete, who was furling the sail.
From The Voyage of the Hoppergrass by Edmund Lester Pearson
Near the shore a small shallop, on whose deck stood a group of armed whites, had just cast anchor, and was furling its sails.
From Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
Asenath started from her pleasant dreaming just as the oriflamme was furling into gray, suddenly conscious that she was not alone.
From Men, Women, and Ghosts by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
