Meaning & use
gurly
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In Scots dialect, stormy or turbulent, especially describing wind, sea, or weather.
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The fishermen stayed ashore on account of the gurly sea.
A gurly wind whipped across the moor all afternoon.
A note on using this word
This is a Scots dialect word, closely related to "growl," and it appears often in Scottish and Northern English poetry and folk speech.
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stormyblustery
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