Synonyms of curling up

curling up

verb

present participle of curl up

as in snuggling

to sit or recline comfortably or cozily

I love to curl up in a big chair with a good book

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snuggling
• crouching
• nestling
• snugging
• hunkering (down)
• burrowing
• squatting
• hunching
• huddling
• couching
• scrunching
• squinching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of curling up

Larger room categories also have cozy couch nooks with ocean views for curling up with a book. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026

The inviting throw is ideal for curling up under while binging Halloween movies or hunkering down on football Sundays, and adds a fun fall feel to your space that can easily transition into winter decorating. — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Your Essential Book-to-Screen Fall Preview Fall is the perfect time for curling up with a good book—or maybe a good movie. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026

Summer is finally nearing its end, though the high temperatures linger, making any thought of hot chocolate and curling up in blankets on the couch dangerous. — Brenda Looper, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

The cozy, luxuriously soft fabric is made for curling up on the couch to read a book, watch a movie, or nap. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2026

Reading is usually a private experience, and there’s nothing like curling up in your favorite chair with a good book. — Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Use this set as pajamas during the night or on a lazy Saturday when curling up with a book sounds good. — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026

The 30-year-old construction worker ended up curling up with other Cubans on the city's sea wall, the Malecón, in a desperate attempt to escape the suffocating summer heat during yet another islandwide blackout. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026