curl
verb (used with object)
to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
had curled
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past perfectof curl.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Sometimes the shrimp at the edges of the pan had curled and toughened by the time the ones in the middle cooked through.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024
He deserved his goal when he pounced on the rebound from Tierney's strike - he had curled it inches wide earlier and teed up Vieira for his effort which struck the crossbar within 10 minutes.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2022
Filimonova was glowing in a simple veil clipped to her short hair, which she had curled for the occasion.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2022
Remember when I told you how pandemic isolation had curled my mother-in-law into herself?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
He had curled up like one of his kittens underneath the sweater Hornet had spread over him.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
