Curling
//ˈkəɹlɪŋ// name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The action or motion of something that curls or is curled. countable, uncountable
"curlings of smoke"
- 2 a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target wordnet
- 3 A 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). uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of curl form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"Mary’s cat is so sweet that I really don’t mind him curling up in my lap, but the way he insists on kneading my legs with his claws makes me feel like a pincushion."
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