curling

noun

curl·​ing ˈkər-liŋ 

: a game in which two teams of four players each slide curling stones over a stretch of ice toward a target circle

Examples of curling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One growing increasingly more indisputable as Claudia Pina dinks a curling effort in off Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton’s far post, putting Chelsea 3-0 down before half-time in their Champions League second-leg semi-final and the Stamford Bridge home crowd to a reality check no one wanted. —Megan Feringa, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025

His curling shot past Canada goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair was a thing of beauty. —Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025

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And for those on the hunt for other hair curling tools and products, keep reading for some of our favorites at Amazon. —Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing curling

• curling iron
• curling stone
• curling tongs

Rhymes for curling

• burling
• hurling
• pearling
• sperling
• sterling
• swirling
• twirling
• whirling
• yearling
• unfurling

Kids Definition

curling

noun

curl·​ing ˈkər-liŋ 

: a game in which two teams of four players slide special stones over ice toward a target circle