furl

noun

Definition of furlnext
as in curl

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Recent Examples of furl Pirate Yakuza proverbial monkey’s paw furls on providing a thrilling pirate life and crime simulator at the expense of a more coherent or emotional story. — Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025 Winehouse was entirely in her element, swaying to the sultry songs like a furl of smoke and improvising inflections on the lyrics with aplomb. — Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 18 May 2024 McDonnell’s brow furls slightly underneath his cap. — Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024 From every officer’s belt there dangled an insectlike furl of disposable plastic manacles. — Caleb Crain, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019 Just look at Redbor kale, which is extravagantly purple, with rich pink in the stems, kinks of fuchsia in the veins, and furls of rosy curls. — Adrienne Rose Johnson, Bon Appetit, 15 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furl
  1. curl
  2. coil
  3. whorl
  4. hank
  5. spiral
  6. twirl
  7. spire
Noun
  • The actress, who stars as Michelle in the Russo Brothers' recently released sci-fi adventure, told Barrymore on Thursday's episode of The Drew Barrymore Show that her blonde curls in her 1992 erotic thriller, Poison Ivy, served as the starting point for the look for Brown's own character.
    — EW.com, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Hadid’s hair was blow dried with a round brush and sections of hair were pinned in small curls.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of curl
Noun
  • Because of the coils, the bed is bouncier than other options and lacks motion isolation.
    — Molly Higgins, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The single coil bridge pickup buzzed with a sixty-cycle hum.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of coil
Noun
  • The areas had large pieces of Middle and Late Iron Age pottery, as well as other cooking vessels and a spindle whorl.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The self-flagellation is uncomfortable and dark, and the instrumental’s whorl of warped voices, sax melodies, and bass lines intensifies the feeling that he is trapped within his choices. 17.
    — Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Definition of whorl
Noun
  • There was no one else on the strand, the surf a sickly yellow foam bubbling between the matted black hanks of seaweed heaped on the beach.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Apr. 2022
  • In one of its spreads, a burst of light on muddy asphalt abuts a jumble of walls and fences, rain pounding a limousine, and a spatter of paint with a hank of rope.
    — Leo Rubinfien, The New York Review of Books, 11 Feb. 2021
Definition of hank
Noun
  • In last week's episode, Valentin started a spiral by directing the beautiful actress to a pool bar filled with seniors.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Sticking to a plan keeps you focused on action instead of getting stuck in the mental spiral of the ick.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of spiral
Noun
  • Every awards show, including at last night’s 2025 Oscars, director Cole Walliser and his crew take their premium spot on the step and repeat, and proceed to capture A-list stars doing their best twirls and poses for both high-speed and slow-motion video clips.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
  • When breaks end, the referee twirls his arm above his head three times, and the game clock restarts.
    — Ken Belson, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Definition of twirl
Noun
  • But the real showstopper is its soaring shikhara (spire), at 116 feet, which mirrors the mythical axis of the universe in Hindu cosmology.
    — Shalbha Sarda, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Medallions showcasing Churchill Downs’ iconic twin spires.
    — Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of spire

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