curl around
Frequency: 6.55.4 per million words
To form a curved or spiral shape around something.
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Examples (10)
- His fingers curled tightly around the steering wheel.
- The snake curled itself around the tree branch for warmth.
- A wisp of smoke curled around the chimney top.
- The morning glory vines were beginning to curl around the lattice.
- The baby's tiny fist curled around my thumb.
- She watched her hair curl around the hot iron.
- The cat’s long tail gently curled around her ankles.
- A stray tendril of ivy curls around the old stone statue.
- With concentration, his toes curled around the smooth, cool pebbles.
- The decorative ironwork curled elegantly around the balcony railing.