curving

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of causing something to bend or turn, especially around a central point.

  - "The road makes a curving turn at the top of the hill."
  - "The ball player made a curving shot towards the goal."

• Noun

  A shape that is curved or bent.

  - "The curving walls of the amphitheater."
  - "The curving lines of the wave."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with curving
swerving , surging , verging

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Variants

List of all variants of curving that leads to same result
curve , curved , curves , curving

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Etymology

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The word 'curving' comes from the Old English word 'curfan' which means 'to bend'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'curving' is often used in golf to describe a shot that curves in the air.

2. The longest curving road in the world is the 'Atlantic Ocean Road' in Norway, which is over 8 kilometers long.

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Related Concepts

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1. Bending: The physical act of causing something to bend or curve.

2. Arc: A curved line or shape, often used in mathematics and geometry.

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Culture

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In literature, 'curving' can be used metaphorically to describe a character's emotions or thoughts. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the character Nick Carraway describes Gatsby's past as 'curving' around him, hinting at the mysterious nature of his past.

How to Memorize "curving"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a road that curves around a hill.
   - Visualize a ball being shot with a curving trajectory towards a goal.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'curving' with the image of a road bending around a hill.
   - Think of the word 'curving' as a synonym for 'bending' or 'curved'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'curving' as 'C' for Curved, B for Bends, and V for Verb.

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