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
ErzsiER-zheeHungarian
MaËLle-French, Breton
Teasag-Scottish
Bonifaciobo-nee-FAH-cho (Italian), bo-nee-FAH-thyo (Spanish), bo-nee-FAH-syo (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
As'ad-Arabic
Delphina-Late Roman