curl into

Frequency: 6.86.1 per million words

To move or arrange into a compact, curved shape, like a ball.

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Examples (10)

  • The cat curled into a ball and fell asleep.
  • Feeling cold, she curled into a tight ball under the blankets.
  • The frightened child curled into his mother's arms for comfort.
  • He loves to curl into the armchair with a good book.
  • The old photograph had started to curl into a tube from the humidity.
  • As the flame touched the paper, its edges began to curl into black ash.
  • A shy millipede will curl into a spiral if you touch it.
  • After a long day, there's nothing better than curling into your own bed.
  • He watched the smoke curl into elegant shapes before disappearing.
  • To protect itself, the hedgehog can quickly curl into an impenetrable sphere.