curling

[US]/'kɜːlɪŋ/
[UK]/'kɝlɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.the act of hair forming into a spiral shape;a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area
v.to form into a spiral shape.

Phrases & Collocations

curling stone

curling rink

curling iron

Example Sentences

Curling hair styles are all the cry this year.

I love curling up in an armchair with a good book.

In the still air, smoke could be seen curling up from the chimney.

Book letter putamina by quality requirements, the four sides then use bamboo scratch tight wrapping to prevent curling down and up empty.

Will not select to drink wine to the bar, will not let the curling up in the air cigarette bedead the oneself, be not willing to let oneself enchant in green world of red drink of lamp.

Anti-curl coating: Gelatine is usually used to coat the back surface of the film base to prevent curling of the film. Also called Undercoating.

Real-world Examples

He's doing it through the sport of curling.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

That's also the philosophy of the Davos Curling Club.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

So that's why it's called curling, because you curled.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

I put a clip on one side, which seems to have stopped the curling.

Source: Friends Season 2

Snape was now shaking his head, his lip curling.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I don't use a curling iron. -Someone does.

Source: Friends Season 6

The green room is the inside of a curling wave.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2018 Compilation

He survived by curling up in a ball in his bathtub.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2023

When I do, you can see the actuator respond by curling up.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

No, there was an appliance left on. It looks like a curling iron.

Source: Friends Season 6

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