What is the meaning of curving?

verb

  • Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.
    • usage: "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
  • Extend in curves and turns.
    • usage: "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"
  • Form an arch or curve.
    • usage: "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
  • Bend or cause to bend.
    • usage: "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
  • Form a curl, curve, or kink.
    • usage: "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

adjective

  • Having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend.
    • usage: "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"
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