curlicuing

verb

present participle of curlicue
as in curling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicuing
  1. curling
  2. falling off
  3. circling
  4. spiraling
  5. coiling
  6. sweeping
  7. bowing
Verb
  • Gathering at the back of her skull, the bob’s length created a bouncy effect, curling toward Grande’s neck.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The Weatherbeater mats are meant to stay flexible in the cold and resist the cracking and curling that cheap rubber mats develop after a couple of seasons.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of curling
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  • Joe, a guy who spent a good portion of his adult life riding motorcycles at very high speeds, ultimately managed to die falling off something with considerably less performance than this.
    — Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In one instance, the baby could be seen falling off a bed headfirst while Bomfim was caring for him, prosecutors said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of falling off
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  • The stark highlights begin a few inches from her hairline at her roots, before circling around both sides of her head to meet at the back.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The finding fits theories that planets and other bodies in the solar system were built in waves as a mixture of fine dust, ice, organic matter and specks of stardust circling the newborn sun clumped together into ever larger objects.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of circling
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  • His killing amplified a narrative of San Francisco spiraling into lawlessness, with high-profile figures such as Elon Musk driving the perception on social media.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Cutting Through the Fluff For some real estate leaders, the wellness trend is on the verge of spiraling out of control.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of spiraling
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  • In those animals, a mutation in another gene can produce left-coiling individuals, but it is also associated with abnormal development.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The stock has spent two months coiling in a narrow range, so the levels that matter are close by.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of coiling
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  • Gauthier extended his streak in the first period, sweeping home his 16th goal in 18 games.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • For anyone with sparse or thinning lashes, his technique is to concentrate the initial application at the roots, then gently and slowly lift upwards before sweeping through the ends.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of sweeping
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  • Strings put out So Much for Goodbyes this past August, and the album was the bluegrass artist’s highest-charting LP to date, bowing at Number 13 on the Billboard 200.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Erdogan also fired his aide Oktay Saral, who had criticized the headscarf ban on social media, reportedly bowing to a demand from Aliyev, according to the newspaper Cumhuriyet and other media reports.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of bowing
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“Curlicuing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicuing. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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