curl
verb (used with object)
to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
has been curling
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present perfect progressiveof curl (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“It’s not too hard to learn the basics, but to get really good at it takes years,” says Miyoko Nather, who has been curling regularly at the club for about a year.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
Renwick’s 15-year-old daughter, Ali, has been curling since she was 7.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2010
"Because we have winter," says Bill Holder, a grain farmer from Kenaston, Saskatchewan who has been curling for 40 years.
From Time ● Feb. 23, 2010
The bronzed, broad-shouldered man from Latrobe, Pa, has been curling his fingers around golf clubs ever since he was seven, when his golf-pro father taught him the correct grip.
From Time Magazine Archive
