curl up in English
become curly, get twisted into ringlets; admit defeat
Use "curl up" in a sentence
1. His joke just made us curl up.
2. My father's bad jokes always make me curl up.
3. I like to curl up with a story book.
4. Eventually, you want someone you can curl up with.
5. A blow to the stomach made him curl up.
6. All I wanted to do was curl up and weep.
7. The letter was now yellow and beginning to curl up.
8. I just wanted to curl up and go to sleep.
9. 17 I just wanted to curl up and go to sleep.
10. She curl up her leg and arms into a foetal position.
11. The baby would instantly either curl up with horror or smile pleasantly.
12. Must I curl up and sleep in my bunk with a black pearl?
13. I crawl into my sleeping bag and curl up in a tight ball.
14. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep.
15. I had wanted to curl up in my sleeping-bag on the ground.
16. In colder weather, your cat will curl up into a tight, heat-conserving ball.
17. Aim to curl up with your head and shoulders lifting clear of the mat.
18. I was so tired all I wanted to do was curl up and watch TV.
19. We want to curl up and say, "Tell it to me, tell it to me.
20. Touch it again, and it will curl up again, and then stretch out once more.
21. We want to curl up and say, " Tell it to me, tell it to me.
22. Some Armchairs are big enough that you can curl up and read a book in them.
23. Reading nooks provide comfortable, quiet places to retreat to and curl up with a good book.
24. What, do I have to curl up in a ball in tears in front of you?
25. I just wanted to curl up and die when I spilt coffee on their new carpet!
26. Maybe if she could just curl up on her bed and sleep for a while she'd feel better.
27. Cower definition: crouch or curl up synonyms: huddle, bow, crouch, stoop antonyms: stretch, extension, straight line, rear, stand, lie
28. Jim had not really woken up for his breakfast and was happy to curl up in the back again.
29. C.1300, Crumplen, frequentative of crumpen "to curl up" (from Old English crump "bent, crooked")
30. The four little ones she lets sleep in the bed with us; the rest curl up on the bedroom floor.
31. It was fantastic, my lip would curl up and my knee would go wobbly and I'd sing Blue Suede Shoes.
32. From Middle English Crumplen, cromplen, frequentative of Middle English crumpen (“to curl up, crump”), from Old English crump (“bent, crooked”)
33. Carla would curl up on his lap and hold her hands over her ears desperately trying to block out their arguing.
34. Inviting viewers into a fascinating world of bibliophiles, The Booksellers is a documentary that's easy to curl up and get lost in
35. Late-stage Cubital tunnel syndrome can cause the ring and pinky fingers to visibly curl up, which may be a sign that surgery is needed.
36. Africanisms Tee Georgi Society & Culture Curl up and listen/ cook and listen/ DIY and listen/ walk and listen: In short, do your thing and listen
37. The chamfer helps the Broach to stay on center, and is also the point where the chip begins to curl up at the face of the Broach
38. Bacalao a la Vizcaina (Basque Style Stewed Salted Cod) Curl up with a warm bowl of this Bacalao a la vizcaina, a traditional Puerto Rican stewed cod with …
39. The Beanery my favorite place to go to on a rainy day and curl up with a bowl of soup and tea and whatever book I happen to be in the middle of
40. [Middle English Crumplen, probably frequentative of crumpen, to curl up; see crumpet.] Examples Then suddenly I saw her eyes break, her expression crumple , her mouth drop open in a moan, and she flung her arms around me and pulled my head against her breast.
41. A Bedroom is your personal oasis, so why not create a nook where you can curl up after a long day? In this upstate New York farmhouse, Shawn Henderson doubles down on the cozy factor with a moody color scheme and a wingback chair in an Edelman Leather suede.
42. Crumple (v.) early 14c., cromplen, Crumplen, "press into irregular folds, rumple, wrinkle," also intransitive, "contract into wrinkles, shrink, shrivel," frequentative of crumpen "to curl up" (from Old English crump "bent, crooked"), from Proto-Germanic *krumbo- "to press, squeeze, compress" (source also of German krumm "crooked, warped").
43. Crumple (v.) early 14c., cromplen, Crumplen, "press into irregular folds, rumple, wrinkle," also intransitive, "contract into wrinkles, shrink, shrivel," frequentative of crumpen "to curl up" (from Old English crump "bent, crooked"), from Proto-Germanic *krumbo- "to press, squeeze, compress" (source also of German krumm "crooked, warped").
44. Nine-banded Armadillo Facts Contrary to popular belief, the nine-banded Armadillo can not roll itself into a ball to escape predators!! Only one of the twenty-odd varieties of Armadillos — the three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) — is able to roll up.The other types are covered with too many bony plates to allow them to curl up.
45. "Constellate" When I was feeling heavy Like the light had left me You said, "Come and let me Curl up beside you, honey" When your world is feeling heavy You can lay your armor on me You can lay your head down on me He said, "Slow down, slow down We're moving to a new sound