: a game in which two teams of four players each slide curling stones over a stretch of ice toward a target circle
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Steve Buffington is an aficionado of curling, a sport that is a touchstone of Canadian culture and has a small band of devotees in Pittsburgh.
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Billy Witz, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Drained and dried, the succulent, curling thins are tossed with an anchovy dressing.
—Georgeanne Brennan, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
Dango Ouattara had a goal ruled out in the second half after the ball had gone out in the build-up before Kluivert completed his hat-trick in the 92nd minute with a brilliant curling shot.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Arguably my favorite feature, though, are the curling attachments.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Billy Witz, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Drained and dried, the succulent, curling thins are tossed with an anchovy dressing.
—Georgeanne Brennan, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
Dango Ouattara had a goal ruled out in the second half after the ball had gone out in the build-up before Kluivert completed his hat-trick in the 92nd minute with a brilliant curling shot.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Arguably my favorite feature, though, are the curling attachments.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Curling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curling. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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curling
noun
curl·ing
ˈkər-liŋ 
: a game in which two teams of four players slide special stones over ice toward a target circle
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