Thesaurus results for CURLED UP

curled up

verb

Definition of curled up next

past tense of curl up

as in snuggled

to sit or recline comfortably or cozily I love to curl up in a big chair with a good book

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Recent Examples of curled up One person curled up in the bow and two on the flooring of each boat, our feet crammed under the seats. —

Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026 Trained Therapy Dogs With an Instinct for Comfort For longtime followers of Golden Retriever Life, photos of Ellie and Emma curled up protectively around Katie are no surprise. —

Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026 This mist reminds me of being freshly showered and curled up under layers of blankets—the perfect antidote to freezing temperatures outside. —

Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026 Moore says, curled up on the velvet sofa in the living room, with a five-year odyssey of renovating and re-building behind her. —

Christine Lennon, Architectural Digest, 11 Feb. 2026 But one night curled up beneath the Turkish flannel, and I was sold. —

Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026 These curled up bundles allowed for very long, efficient lasers to be stuffed into very small volumes and new technologies allowed multiple lasers to be combined into a single, far more powerful beam. —

New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026 Yorke’s wife, Dajana, was curled up next to him, engrossed in a Murakami novel. —

Zoe Si, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025 Young Miko is far from her home island of Puerto Rico, curled up in an oversized hoodie and tucked away in a quiet hotel room in south-central North Carolina. —

Thania Garcia, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for curled up

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Grab a drink and then head into the cat lounge where you’ll be greeted by dozens of adoptable cats waiting to be snuggled and played with.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Both elements are crucial for an expert couch-napper like me, who appreciates being snuggled without the risk of overheating.

— Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026