curling
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
a winter sport where players slide heavy stones across ice toward a target.
a team sport played on ice in which players slide polished granite stones toward a circular target area called the house.
Simple“We watched the curling match during the Winter Olympics last night.”
In context“Curling requires immense precision and strategy, as teammates use brooms to alter the ice surface and influence the stone's path.”
UsageUsually treated as an uncountable noun when referring to the sport.
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
the movement or shape of something twisting into a curve.
the action or process of forming into a curved or spiral shape.
Simple“The curling of the old pages made the book difficult to read.”
In context“The artist captured the delicate curling of the autumn leaves as they dried in the afternoon sun.”
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“My son recalls curling into the crook of Matt’s arm when he read him a bedtime story.”
“Amdouni tried to test Max O’Leary with a rising, curling effort from 20 yards but it flew straight at the Albion keeper.”