curl up
verb
curled up; curling up; curls up
: to arrange oneself in or as if in a ball or curl
curl up by the fire
curl up with a good book
Examples of curl up in a Sentence
I love to curl up in a big chair with a book.
Recent Examples on the Web
Photos show Addo curled up with his mother, Pele.
Pele, 22, came to the zoo in 2022 as part of a breeding program in the Gorilla Species Survival Plan, according to an April 12 post by the zoo.
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Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024
Gagliano dropped these plants from a height onto a foam base and, as expected, the leaves curled up at the shock.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 4 June 2024
The only memorable image in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the fifth installment in this lackadaisical franchise, is an early one of Godzilla curling up inside the Colosseum in Rome to sleep like a tabby claiming an empty box as his bed.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
The three bedrooms are simple and serve their purpose, but expect to spend most of your time on the balcony overlooking the mountains and neighboring spruce trees or curled up in the open floor plan living room area.
—Lydia Mansel, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2024
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Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024
Gagliano dropped these plants from a height onto a foam base and, as expected, the leaves curled up at the shock.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 4 June 2024
The only memorable image in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the fifth installment in this lackadaisical franchise, is an early one of Godzilla curling up inside the Colosseum in Rome to sleep like a tabby claiming an empty box as his bed.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
The three bedrooms are simple and serve their purpose, but expect to spend most of your time on the balcony overlooking the mountains and neighboring spruce trees or curled up in the open floor plan living room area.
—Lydia Mansel, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2024
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“Curl up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curl%20up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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