curlicuing

verb

Definition of curlicuingnext
present participle of curlicue
as in curling

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  1. curling
  2. circling
  3. sweeping
  4. bowing
Verb
  • Jutting from the shoreline of Utah’s Great Salt Lake is an unusually long, curling limb of land.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
  • With Liverpool trailing 1-0 and down to 10 men, a moment of quality was required and Salah produced a trademark left-footed curling cross to the back post.
    Andy Jones, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of curling
Verb
  • In October, Deadline reported that Holland was circling the lead role in Nolan’s new event film, which has also since cast Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o and Matt Damon.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In the Instagram post, Grace, 3, is circling the base of a bronze statue of Terri.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of circling
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  • Tampa Bay is tied with Atlanta at 8-7 but no longer controls its destiny in the NFC South because the Falcons own the tiebreaker after sweeping the season series.
    Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The wintry mix and rain sweeping across the Northeast continued Monday as another run of bad weather was set to hit the region later this week, meteorologists say.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of sweeping
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  • Over the following decade, however, the show acquired a cult following through DVDs and streaming, and a few years ago, bowing to fan demand, Scott’s company helped produce a six-episode reboot, released in 2023.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Over the following decade, however, the show acquired a cult following through DVDs and streaming, and a few years ago, bowing to fan demand, Scott’s company helped produce a six-episode reboot, released in 2023.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of bowing
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