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adjective

Definition of curlednext
1
as in curly
forming or styled into loops the strokes of the capital letters were elaborately curled

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as in curved
marked by a long series of irregular curves a curled and complicated route through a series of caves

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curled

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verb

past tense of curl
as in coiled
to follow a circular or spiral course an inviting path for joggers curls around the reservoir

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Recent Examples of curled
Verb
The ball curled through the proverbial eye of a needle, between Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez, and behind Alexis Mac Allister, who was forced to spin on his heels. — Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025 The old woman, though, stares at the screen, the shadow of a smile curled into her lips and a frown barely creasing her forehead. — Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curled
  1. curly
  2. wavy
  3. twisted
  4. winding
  5. serpentine
Adjective
  • Andreeva’s curly blond hair was slicked back into a braid, and sweat dotted her teal outfit.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The collection featured a bald Vance, Vance with long curly hair, Vance as a child with a lollipop and Vance's face slimmed down to look more angular, a meme treatment commonly referred to as 'Yassification,' where a person is edited to look more attractive, or feminine.
    — Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of curly
Adjective
  • Witnessing the night’s event was 26-year-old Emmanuel Carreras Ruedas, a tall, slender man with long, wavy black hair, who sat in the back of the council chambers.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Ennis comes up behind Jack and holds him: Stars bit through the wavy heat layers above the fire.
    — Michael Cunningham, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of wavy
Adjective
  • Wang takes care to establish the routines of Joan’s world before getting to the twisted heart of this beauty horror.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Matte sheer knits, glossy leather and twisted fringes brought texture and movement to the show.
    — Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of twisted
Adjective
  • The long and winding road to the Oscars culminated in triumph for No Other Land as Best Documentary Feature and The Only Girl in the Orchestra as Best Documentary Short.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Much like Ted Mosby and Robin Scherbatsky, the blue French horn took a long and winding road to its happy ending with Radnor.
    — John Russell, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of winding
Adjective
  • Geological activity formed outcroppings of ancient oceanic crust called serpentine soils, which lend the region its uniqueness.
    — Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
  • To have any hope of outrunning the spectral presence, the player must commit a serpentine route to memory.
    — Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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