curling Definition

curl
verb curled, curling

1. To twist, roll or wind (hair) into coils or ringlets.
intr
2. To grow in coils or ringlets.
tr & intr
3. To move in or form into a spiral, coil or curve.

Thesaurus: twist, curve, bend, wind, loop, crimp, wreathe, meander, zigzag, entwine, twirl; Antonym: straighten.
intr
4. To take part in the game of curling.

noun

1. A small coil or ringlet of hair.
2. The tendency of hair to curl.
3. A twist, spiral, coil or curve.

Thesaurus: coil, spiral, wave, twist, helix, scroll.

Idiom: curl one's lip

To sneer.

Etymology: 14c.

Phrasal Verb: curl up

To sit or lie with the legs tucked up.To writhe in embarrassment, etc.

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curling
noun

1. A team game played on ice with smooth heavy stones with handles, that are slid towards a circular target marked on the ice.