: a game in which two teams of four players each slide curling stones over a stretch of ice toward a target circle
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Weiser, a farm known especially for its melons, was offering lush bouquets of pea shoots, delicate white flowers and crisp, shapely pods sprouting from curling tendrils, pretty enough to display in a vase.
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Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 4 July 2025
Excessive heat: High temperature from blow dryers, straighteners, curling wands, or eyelash curlers can worsen hair loss.
—Health, 26 June 2025
Finally, Thompson added the fourth in the 63rd minute, cutting back across the Ireland defense and putting the ball on her right foot for a curling shot.
—Meg Linehan, New York Times, 26 June 2025
When picking the perfect curling wand for your lengths, materials, temperature settings, and included attachments are all important considerations when making a decision.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 July 2025
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Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 4 July 2025
Excessive heat: High temperature from blow dryers, straighteners, curling wands, or eyelash curlers can worsen hair loss.
—Health, 26 June 2025
Finally, Thompson added the fourth in the 63rd minute, cutting back across the Ireland defense and putting the ball on her right foot for a curling shot.
—Meg Linehan, New York Times, 26 June 2025
When picking the perfect curling wand for your lengths, materials, temperature settings, and included attachments are all important considerations when making a decision.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for curling
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“Curling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curling. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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curling
noun
curl·ing
ˈkər-liŋ 
: a game in which two teams of four players slide special stones over ice toward a target circle
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