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curl something around something collocation (UK alsocurl something round something) to put something around something in a curved shape: He curled his fingers around the arms of the chair. The cat curled his tail round my legs, rubbing his body against me. See
curlverb The flames lick and curl around the sides of his body. She sat at the table, her hands curled around a warm cup of tea. He aimed the gun and curled a finger round the trigger. A new baby will automatically curl its fingers around any object it touches. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Bending, twisting and curving arch your back ball up bendy bent bowed distortion entwine flex flexion flexural swirling swirlingly swoopy tangle tangled wrap something around someone/something wriggle wristy writhe zigzag |