What is the meaning of curling?

noun

  • A game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target.

verb

  • Form a curl, curve, or kink.
    • usage: "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
  • Shape one's body into a curl.
    • usage: "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
  • Wind around something in coils or loops.
  • Twist or roll into coils or ringlets.
    • usage: "curl my hair, please"
  • Play the Scottish game of curling.

adjective

  • Of hair having curls.
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