curring

Definition of curringnext
present participle of curr

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for curring
Verb
  • The sector had been whispering earlier this year that Richemont was planning to offload Jaeger-LeCoultre.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 May 2026
  • Francis and Pierre start whispering behind closed doors to one another at night, plotting whether or not to flee for a neutral country.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • There are nearly two hundred people standing there, looking around and sighing.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
  • Everything at this Elmhurst flamepot is punched up, texture and flavor alike, from sighing-soft to tensile to snappy, and always hot-hot-hot.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • To test the concept, the team equipped Madagascar hissing cockroaches with a lightweight wearable backpack capable of collecting physiological and behavioral data.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
  • This might be as simple as a public argument – hissing whispers in an elevator.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • But many questions went unanswered, frustrating many murmuring and grumbling attendees.
    Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • His father trailed him on the ice, murmuring.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Double-bass glissandos hint at hands grubbing in the earth, while abrupt moments of concerted action—notably, an accordion wheezing out an F-sharp-minor chord—suggest flickering signals and transmissions.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Since October, her youngest, now 7, has been coughing and wheezing a lot, especially at night.
    Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
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“Curring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curring. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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