curling

Meaning of curling

verb

To cause to move in a curve.
To make into a curl or spiral.
To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.
To move in curves.
To take part in the sport of curling.
I curl at my local club every weekend.
To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.
To twist or form (the hair, etc.) into ringlets.
To deck with, or as if with, curls; to ornament.
To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.
(hat-making) To shape (the brim of a hat) into a curve.

noun

The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.
a scornful curling of the lip
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).

Information about curling

The plural form of curling is: curlings.
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Hyphenation of curling

curl-ing

It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
curling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

curling synonyms

Meaning curled:

Meaning :

coil, arch, curve, spiral

curling antonyms

Meaning :

straighten, uncoil, unroll

Translation of curling

Spanish: curling
French: curling

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