curl up
verb
curled up; curling up; curls up
: to arrange oneself in or as if in a ball or curl
curl up by the fire
curl up with a good book
Examples of curl up in a Sentence
I love to curl up in a big chair with a book.
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In a viral video shared on TikTok in August by Amanda Duréy under the username @mandiiieeeeeee, the poster can be seen lifting her blanket to find her fluffy tortoiseshell cat curled up by her tummy, enjoying a warm nap in the coziest spot.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
This is the type of seating that’s ideal for curling up with a book, even on a Friday night.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Its pages are curled up at the bottom.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Other videos from Krome, which were posted on social media, show men sleeping on the floor and curled up in chairs without blankets.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
This is the type of seating that’s ideal for curling up with a book, even on a Friday night.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Its pages are curled up at the bottom.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Other videos from Krome, which were posted on social media, show men sleeping on the floor and curled up in chairs without blankets.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for curl up
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“Curl up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curl%20up. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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