curling UK /ˈkɜːlɪŋ/US /ˈkəɹlɪŋ/noun 2forms 1phrases 1 noun2 •The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings, Crispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft, And your face smooth with ointments […] — 1631 •A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice). formscurlings Phrases with curling hair-curlingExciting, astonishing, frightening, or horrifying.