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curl

Pronunciation: [kɜrl]

Word

Learn how to use curl in a sentence: 12 audio examples across 4 meanings.

Context: “movement”

(verb) to shape something into a spiral or round form. When you curl something, you bend it into a curly shape, like a ribbon or your hair.

Example

She likes to curl her hair before going to a party.

Example

He didn't curl the paper, so it stayed flat.

Example

Can you curl your tongue like this?

Context: “shape”

(noun) a curved or spiral shape. A curl is when something is twisted around itself, like a piece of hair or a wave in the ocean.

Example

The artist painted beautiful curls in the wind.

Example

That tree branch has no curls; it's straight all the way.

Example

Do you see the curls in the smoke rising up?

Context: “exercise”

(noun) a specific type of exercise for your arms. In this exercise, you lift a weight while bending your arms at the elbow.

Example

He does bicep curls every day to get stronger.

Example

She stopped doing curls because she preferred running.

Example

How many curls can you do in one set?

Context: “weather”

(noun) a small, tight wave in the water. In surfing, a curl is the part of the wave that breaks over.

Example

He rode the curl of the wave all the way to the beach.

Example

The ocean was flat today, with no curls to surf.

Example

Did you see the curl forming on that wave?

How to pronounce curl

Pronunciation: [kɜrl]

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