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curling

/ˈkəɹlɪŋ/ sustantivo B1

En español: rizado, curling

  1. The action or motion of something that curls or is curled. (countable, uncountable) · curlings of smoke· a scornful curling of the lip
  2. A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice). (uncountable)

Plural curlings

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De la biblioteca

He’s all the time curling his mustache and making eyes at Prissy Andrews.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 108 · C1
Standing on the rug between us, with his slight, tall figure, his sharp features, thoughtful face, and curling hair prematurely tinged with grey, he seemed to represent that not too common type, a nobleman who is in truth noble.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 80 · B2
It was that of a man about forty-three or forty-four years of age, middle-sized, broad shouldered, with crisp curling black hair, and a short stubbly beard.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 29 · B2
The central portion was in little better repair, but the right-hand block was comparatively modern, and the blinds in the windows, with the blue smoke curling up from the chimneys, showed that this was where the family resided.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 55 · B2

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