curling en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkeːlɪŋɡ/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
- /ˈkɜːlɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɜːlɪŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England) without the NG-coalescence
- /ˈkʌɹlɪŋ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈkɛːlɪŋ/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
- /ˈkəɹlɪŋ/ (Canada, US)
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Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.
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:a scornful curling of the lip
curlings of smoke
- (uncountable) 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).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| curlings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
crokicurl · curling stick · wheelchair curling · curling parent · curling stone
Descendants
Translations (38)
yi קערלינג (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · pt curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · et jääkeegel (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · hu curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · bg къ́рлинг (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · uk ке́рлінг (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · ga curláil (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · eu curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · nl curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · cmn 冰壺 /冰壶 (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · sv curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · sl kêrling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · lv kērlings (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · ka კერლინგი (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · lt ker̃lingas (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · gd crolaidh (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · nn curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · cs curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · sk curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · az körlinq (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · ca cúrling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · mk карлинг (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · eo glitŝtonludo (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · pl curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · lt akménslydis (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · cs lední metaná (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · da curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · tr körling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · nb curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · ru кёрлинг (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · de Curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · it curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · ja カーリング (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · ro curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · ko 컬링 (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · fr curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · el κέρλινγκ (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice) · fi curling (winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice)