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单词 curling up
释义

curl up

verb

curled up; curling up; curls up

intransitive verb

: to arrange oneself in or as if in a ball or curl
curl up by the fire
curl up with a good book

Synonyms

  • nestle
  • snug
  • snuggle
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Example Sentences

I love to curl up in a big chair with a book.

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

curling up

verb

present participle of curl up
as in snuggling
to sit or recline comfortably or cozily I love to curl up in a big chair with a good book

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • snuggling
  • snugging
  • crouching
  • nestling
  • hunkering (down)
  • squatting
  • burrowing
  • hunching
  • huddling
  • couching
  • scrunching
  • squinching
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