curling

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curling^¹

/ˈkəɹlɪŋ/ Canada, US
/ˈkɜːlɪŋ/ UK
/ˈkʌɹlɪŋ/ Scotland
/ˈkɜːlɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England
/ˈkeːlɪŋɡ/
/ˈkɛːlɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ

noun curlings

countable, uncountable The action or motion of something that curls or is curled. 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).

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of curl

Curling^²

proper noun

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: moving, curly, sport, tongs, rink, winding, twisting, looping, curving, coiling, spiraling, crimping, waving, arching, bending, twirling

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noun winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice

한국어	컬링 keolling
日本語	カーリング kāringu
中文	冰壺 /冰壶 bīnghú
Português	curling
Français	curling
Deutsch	Curling
Italiano	curling
Ελληνικά	κέρλινγκ kérlingk
Română	curling
Русский	кёрлинг kjórling

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@misc{curling_2026,
  title = {curling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/curling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}