Nurdle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Nurdle is a verb meaning (cricket) To score runs by gently nudging the ball into vacant areas of the field.
Meaning
(cricket) To score runs by gently nudging the ball into vacant areas of the field.
More Meanings
- (conversation) To gently waffle or muse on a subject which one clearly knows little about.
- (cricket) Such a shot.
- A cylindrical pre-production plastic pellet used in manufacturing and packaging.
- A blob of toothpaste shaped like a wave, often depicted on toothpaste packaging.
Example Sentences
Puffins on the Isle of May are nibbling on nurdles, the little nuggets that serve as raw materials for plastics manufacturing.
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.
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).
Word Forms
- nurdles
- nurdling
- nurdled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nutmeg, dink, snick, skittle, knuckleball, nick.
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