Antonyms for curl

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : kurl

Phonetic Transcription : kɜrl

Definition of curl

Origin : mid-15c., metathesis of crulle (c.1300), probably from an unrecorded Old English word or from Middle Dutch krul "curly," from Proto-Germanic *krusl- (cf. East Frisian krull "lock of hair," Middle High German krol, Norwegian krull, Danish krølle "curl"). The noun is recorded from c.1600.

noun loop, ringlet, curve
verb bend, loop

Example sentences :

I see again the curl on the lip of a certain kind of girl-reader!
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

The inner petals are shorter and curve and curl toward the center.
Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various

Her hair was damp and out of curl, as though she had just had a bath.
Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola

She looked at him in amazement; then her lips began to curl.
Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln

"No, of course not," said Mrs. Garth, with a curl of the lip.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

You have only to stand up to them, and they curl up like mongrel curs.
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

Every curl that floated on the breeze whispered liberty to my heart.
Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever

When paper has been rolled, it tends to curl up again after being unrolled.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

Now the lovely room, that had seemed so lovely, a curl of smoke had turned into a lupanar.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

When I caught sight of a curl of smoke I knew I was almost there.
Extract from : « Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail » by Ezra Meeker

Synonyms for curl

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