curling

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
verb form a curl, curve, or kink
verb shape one's body into a curl

In classic literature

My hair is black and curling. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe
Bighorn does not have the great curling horns. — The Burgess Animal Book for Children, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess
Had a good walk and looked at the curling. — The Journal of Sir Walter Scott: From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford, Walter Scott

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