curling



curl (one's) lip

To sneer at something. When I heard what was for dinner, I curled my lip in disgust. Don't you curl your lip at me! I did nothing wrong here!
See also: curl, lip

curl (one's) hair

To shock or terrify someone. That horror movie sure curled my hair—I could not sleep for a week! Geez, don't sneak up on me like that, you're gonna curl my hair!
See also: curl, hair

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Camillo-Italian
German (2)GYER-mahnRussian
TomÁSto-MAHS (Spanish), too-MASH (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese, Irish
Malcolm['mælkəm]
PennyPEN-eeEnglish
Luben-Bulgarian