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recurving

recurving is the present participle and gerund of recurve.

Meaning of recurve

Verb

recurve (third-person singular simple present recurves, present participle recurving, simple past and past participle recurved)

  1. To curve again, to rebend.
  2. To curve back on itself.
  3. To change direction.
    • Nearly all of the storms which originate in the Cape Verde region first move in a westerly direction over the Atlantic and later recurve in a northerly or northeasterly direction.1934, Ivan Ray Tannehill, The Hurricane, page 6

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Noun

recurving (plural recurvings)

  1. A curving again, or back on itself; a meander.

Forms of recurving

pluralrecurvings

Questions about recurving

What does recurving mean?
Recurving means a curving again, or back on itself; a meander.
What is recurving the present participle and gerund of?
Recurving is the present participle and gerund of recurve.
What part of speech is recurving?
Recurving is a noun.
What is the plural of recurving?
The plural of recurving is recurvings.

Words near recurving in the dictionary

  1. recurvebill
  2. recurvebills
  3. recurved
  4. recurvedly
  5. recurves
  6. recurving
  7. recurvings
  8. recurvirostrid
  9. recurvirostrids
  10. recurvities
  11. recurvity

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