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curlicuing

curlicuing is the present participle and gerund of curlicue.

Meaning of curlicue

Verb

curlicue (third-person singular simple present curlicues, present participle curlicuing, simple past and past participle curlicued)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To make or adorn (something) with curlicues, or as if with curlicues.
    • A chandelier the shape of an anchor, hanging over Smith's head as he passed out through this vestibule. Walls curlicued with comb marks of some fancy plasterer.1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), pages 231–232

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Questions about curlicuing

What is curlicuing the present participle and gerund of?
Curlicuing is the present participle and gerund of curlicue.

Words near curlicuing in the dictionary

  1. curlicue
  2. curlicue fractal
  3. curlicue fractals
  4. curlicued
  5. curlicues
  6. curlicuing
  7. curlier
  8. curlies
  9. curliest
  10. curlike
  11. curlily

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