be curled up

Frequency: 7.512.5 per million words

To be lying or sitting with limbs drawn in towards the body.

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Examples (10)

  • The cat was curled up on the armchair, purring softly.
  • She spent the entire rainy afternoon curled up with a good book.
  • The cold child was curled up tightly under the blankets.
  • He found his dog curled up at the foot of the bed.
  • After the argument, she was curled up on the sofa, crying.
  • The baby is peacefully curled up in his crib.
  • A small hedgehog was curled up into a spiky ball on the path.
  • There's nothing I love more than being curled up by the fire on a winter's night.
  • To conserve heat, the fox remained curled up in its den.
  • He woke up to find her still curled up beside him.