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[ kur-bing ] / ˈkɜr bɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR curbing ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe material forming a curb, as along a street. curbstones collectively. a curb or a section of a curb. Origin of curbingFirst recorded in 1585–95; curb + -ing1 Words nearby curbingcurator, curb, curb ball, curb cut, Curb Exchange, curbing, curb market, curb roof, curb service, curbside, curbstone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for curbingPerhaps the threat of legal action has also played a role in curbing the horde of dyspeptic deviants. ‘The Fappening’ Is Dead: From A-List Hacking Victims to D-Listers Accused of Leaking Nudes For PR|Marlow Stern|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST This can change—but by curbing tuition inflation, not by extending more loans. The Way to Tackle College Debt Is to Take on Tuition Inflation|Kristen Soltis Anderson|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST This is not the work of a person interested in “curbing spending,” as Lew argues. Dirty Debt, Done Dirt Cheap|Nick Gillespie|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST This is a smart move, and will be far more important to curbing unauthorized immigration than token efforts at border security. What You Need to Know About the Gang of Eight's Immigration Reform Deal|Justin Green|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The challenges in the longer term are to raise revenue while curbing the cost of health. The Urgency of Growth|Justin Green|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Uncle David and I were "tending mason," and father was down in the well laying or trying to lay the curbing. A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland A man's figure rose from the shadows of the porch and came forward to meet us as we swung up to the curbing. Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed|Edna Ferber The chief, curbing his wrath, begged until morning to get the money. Barclay of the Guides|Herbert Strang They curb streets by resolution, but they have not resolution enough to keep the streets from curbing them. Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 16, 1870|Various His imagination was in rebellion against the curbing to which he strove to subject it. A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
British Dictionary definitions for curbing
nounthe US spelling of kerbing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to curbingcontrol, hinder, inhibit, suppress, tame, impede, contain, restrain, constrain, hamper, hold down, clog, fetter, subdue, cook, abstain, check, muzzle, manacle, leash |