curling

noun

curl·​ing ˈkər-liŋ How to pronounce curling (audio)
: a game in which two teams of four players each slide curling stones over a stretch of ice toward a target circle

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On top of the table her purse flopped open and from its mouth spilled curling checkbooks, loose cash, half a muffin in a napkin and bottles of Chinese herbs. Nicole Stanton, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025 But Jansen Miller’s clearance inadvertently went straight to Pompeu at the top corner of the box, and his curling shot was unstoppable. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025 The detailed curling brush works in tandem with copolymers to hold lash curl no matter what. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025 One growing increasingly more indisputable as Claudia Pina dinks a curling effort in off Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton’s far post, putting Chelsea 3-0 down before half-time in their Champions League second-leg semi-final and the Stamford Bridge home crowd to a reality check no one wanted. Megan Feringa, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curling

Word History

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of curling was in 1620

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“Curling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curling. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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curling

noun
curl·​ing ˈkər-liŋ How to pronounce curling (audio)
: a game in which two teams of four players slide special stones over ice toward a target circle

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