Pearling may refer to: Relating to actual pearls Pearl farming, which creates cultured pearls Pearl hunting, the practice of diving for pearls and mother of pearl (nacre) Pearling in Western Australia, which covers both pearl hunting and pearl farming
Other uses Pearling, a decorative metal surface finishing technique Pearling (body modification), a form of genital beading Pearl growing, a search method where the information in one article is used to find further relevant articles on a subject An alternative spelling for purling, a term in knitting Debranning, removing the bran of pearl millet
See also Mother of pearl (nacre), the iridescent substance of which pearls and the inner layer of some shells are composed