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.
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Dumitru and an unidentified man joined in by hitting the woman and pulling her hair as the victim curled up defensively.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Frodo the dog’s favorite pastimes include long sniff walks, showing off his trick training with yummy snacks, and curling up with his preferred people.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
Posting and chatting on Instagram, for instance, is better than curling up on the couch and doom-scrolling for an hour.
—Mike Burbach, Twin Cities, 11 June 2025
Mojito is also lying beside him—but rather than take a nap, Old English Sheepdog Mojito is on his back, his front paws curled up before him, and kicking his hind legs wildly in the air, as though trying to copy his owner.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Frodo the dog’s favorite pastimes include long sniff walks, showing off his trick training with yummy snacks, and curling up with his preferred people.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
Posting and chatting on Instagram, for instance, is better than curling up on the couch and doom-scrolling for an hour.
—Mike Burbach, Twin Cities, 11 June 2025
Mojito is also lying beside him—but rather than take a nap, Old English Sheepdog Mojito is on his back, his front paws curled up before him, and kicking his hind legs wildly in the air, as though trying to copy his owner.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for curl up
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“Curl up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curl%20up. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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