curl
verb (used with object)
to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
have been curling
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present perfect progressiveof curl.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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Although people have been curling in Los Angeles since the 1960s, there wasn’t much interest in the sport until it was featured as a new event at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
For almost two years, 23-year-old Wanna Be's have been curling their hair and donning lace.
From Time Magazine Archive
