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curling

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verb

present participle of curl

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of curling
Verb
With its air-curling attachments, this tool mimics the look of the Dyson Airwrap. Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024 Smoke curling from the engine compartment of the lead Ukrainian tank hinted that the vehicle had suffered some damage. David Axe, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Moments later, the forward picked the ball up on the edge of the box before curling a left-footed shot into the bottom corner of the net to make it 6-0. Ben Church, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 As a result, their whiskers are significantly shorter on the opposite side to the curling direction. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for curling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curling
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
Verb
  • The curving observation tower functions as a massive sundial and marks the changing of the seasons.
    Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Its design is inspired by ancient Sun worship, as well as watchtowers that were once used to warn Chinese Emperors of seaborne attacks, and its curving form has been constructed from two layers of slanted concrete shells that echo the sound of the waves.
    Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • One of her twisted arms is lopped off by an angry audience member and turns into a firehose of blood.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The twisted moral compass of The Wild Robot results from this era’s tech domination.
    Armond White, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Carrying signs, banners and flags of Mexico, Honduras, Argentina and other Latin American countries, the students marched a serpentine route from their 8th Street school through Sundance Square, stopping at the Tarrant County Courthouse before heading back to campus.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2025

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“Curling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curling. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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