curling
nounCA, US /ˈkəɹlɪŋ/ · UK /ˈkɜːlɪŋ/
1
The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.
- curlings of smoke
- a scornful curling of the lip
1 more example
- Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings, Crispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft, And your face smooth with ointments […]1631, Shackerley Marmion, Holland's Leaguer:
2
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).
- Derived terms
- crokicurl, curling parent, curling stick, curling stone, wheelchair curling
- Coordinate terms
- rink