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third-person singular simple present nurdles, present participle nurdling, simple past and past participle nurdled
(cricket) To score runs by gently nudging the ball into vacant areas of the field. examples
(conversation) To gently waffle or muse on a subject which one clearly knows little about. examples
plural nurdles
(cricket) Such a shot. examples
A cylindrical shaped pre-production plastic pellet used in manufacturing and packaging. quotations examples
Puffins on the Isle of May are nibbling on nurdles, the little nuggets that serve as raw materials for plastics manufacturing.
2015 March 27, Amanda Schupak, “Plastic pellets found in puffin tummies”, in CBS News
Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
2022 February 9, Karen McVeigh, “‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters”, in The Guardian, Guardian Media Group, retrieved 2022-02-11, Seascape: the state of our oceans
A blob of toothpaste shaped like a wave, often depicted on toothpaste packaging. quotations examples
Each company is seeking the right to depict, and to stop the other from depicting, a “nurdle,” a wave-shaped toothpaste blob that sits on a toothbrush head.
2010 July 29, Jonathan Stempel, “Colgate, Glaxo sue over toothpaste "nurdle"”, in Reuters