Definition
burling
noun
- the process of removing burls (knotty growths) from cloth or wood
Usage: textile manufacturing; woodworking
verb
- present participle of burl; to remove burls from cloth or wood
- to spin or whirl rapidly
Usage: informal
Examples
- The textile mill uses burling machines to smooth the fabric surface.
- Workers are burling the cloth to remove imperfections before dyeing.
- The carpenter spent hours burling the wood to prepare it for finishing.
- She watched the top burling across the floor as it spun.
- Burling is an essential step in high-quality fabric production.
- The machine began burling the material at high speed.