curling
UK/ˈkɜːlɪŋ//ˈkəɹlɪŋ/
curling noun: the action or motion of something that curls or is curled. Also the present participle and gerund of curl.
Noun
curling (countable and uncountable, plural curlings)
- The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.
- curlings of smoke
- a scornful curling of the lip
- A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).
Proper noun capitalized: Curling
Curling
- A surname.
Also used as
curling is also the present participle and gerund of curl.
curling meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
curling in Hindi
- कर्लिंग, करलिंग
curling in Marathi
- कर्लिंग
curling in Urdu
- کرلنگ
curling in Bengali
- কার্লিং
More languagesFewer languages
- curling in Telugu
- కర్లింగ్
- curling in Kannada
- ಕರ್ಲಿಂಗ್
- curling in Punjabi
- ਕਰਲਿੰਗ
- curling in Gujarati
- કર્લિંગ
- curling in Odia
- କର୍ଲିଂ, କର୍ଲିଙ୍ଗ୍, କର୍ଲିଙ୍ଗ
- curling in Nepali
- कर्लिंग, कर्लिङ, कर्लिङ्ग
Examples of curling in a sentence
- Watch out — that curling iron is still piping hot.
- Haaland was having his shirt pulled as he advanced onto Phil Foden's curling cross for his opener.
- He whuffs, the air knocked out of his lungs, rolling over and curling into a foetal position.
Forms of curling
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Words formed from curling
- Curling ulcer
- Curling's ulcer
- crokicurl
- curling parent
- curling stick
- curling stone
- wheelchair curling
Phrases with curling
Words that rhyme with curling
Questions about curling
- What does curling mean?
- Curling means the action or motion of something that curls or is curled.
- What is curling in Hindi?
- Curling in Hindi is कर्लिंग, करलिंग. See Curling meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is curling?
- Curling can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce curling?
- Curling is pronounced /ˈkəɹlɪŋ/ (US).
- What is the plural of curling?
- The plural of curling is curlings.
Words near curling in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: curling (page history and authors); Curling (page history and authors); curling (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); curling (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); curling (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); curling (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); curling (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); curling (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); curling (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); curling (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); curling (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); curling (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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