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Curling

verb
/ˈkəɹlɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 1.2

Definitions

1.verbTo cause to move in a curve.
2.verbTo make into a curl or spiral.
3.verbTo assume the shape of a curl or spiral.
4.verbTo move in curves.
5.verbTo take part in the sport of curling.
"I curl at my local club every weekend."
6.verbTo exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.
7.verbTo twist or form (the hair, etc.) into ringlets.
8.verbTo deck with, or as if with, curls; to ornament.
9.verbTo raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.
10.verb(hat-making) To shape (the brim of a hat) into a curve.
11.nounThe action or motion of something that curls or is curled.
"a scornful curling of the lip"
12.nounA winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).

Synonyms

coilroll uparchcurvespiralmovingcurlysporttongsrinkwindingtwisting

Antonyms

straightenuncoilunroll

Rhymes With

whirlingswirlingpurlingsterlinghurlingtwirlingyearlingsperling
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