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- verb Present participle of
purple .
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Examples
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Cat noticed for the first time the shadows hovering beneath those impenetrable eyes and in the hollows of his cheeks, the stubble darkening his angular jaw, the ink stains purpling the fingers of his left hand.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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Wandering aimlessly in the dusky, purpling woods, I wondered where Clay was.
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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I looked in the mirror and saw faint purpling bruises, on my throat, dappling my breasts.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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She pressed her fingers to the purpling lump growing on her forehead.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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She pressed her fingers to the purpling lump growing on her forehead.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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A leaden curtain of rain appeared to prop up the purpling clouds crowning the higher ground to the left.
Acceptance Gill Hoffs 2011
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A leaden curtain of rain appeared to prop up the purpling clouds crowning the higher ground to the left.
Acceptance Gill Hoffs 2011
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Wandering aimlessly in the dusky, purpling woods, I wondered where Clay was.
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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Cat noticed for the first time the shadows hovering beneath those impenetrable eyes and in the hollows of his cheeks, the stubble darkening his angular jaw, the ink stains purpling the fingers of his left hand.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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I looked in the mirror and saw faint purpling bruises, on my throat, dappling my breasts.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
scarequotes commented on the word purpling
"I first heard it about ten years ago in a church camp rules guide. Purpling is the combining of boys (blue) and girls (pink) and is forbidden in these settings. Obviously premarital sex is frowned on but it seems like coed fraternizing of any kind?"
https://www.reddit.com/r/exchristian/comments/1ak94m9/purpling_when_did_you_first_hear_it/
November 14, 2024