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What is the verb for curlable?

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curl
  1. (transitive) To cause to move in a curve.
  2. (transitive) To make into a curl or spiral.
  3. (intransitive) To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.
  4. (intransitive) To move in curves.
  5. (intransitive, curling) To take part in the sport of curling.
  6. (transitive, weightlifting) To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.
  7. To twist or form (the hair, etc.) into ringlets.
  8. To deck with, or as if with, curls; to ornament.
  9. To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.
  10. (hat-making) To shape (the brim of a hat) into a curve.
  11. Synonyms:
  12. Examples:
    1. “Thickets of overhanging wires curl off the edges of tables and desks, disappearing to unseen machinery and motors behind metal drawers.”
      “While waiting for Dan to bring the pickup back so she could go to work, Shirley decided to curl her hair.”
      “Me, I would curl up in a fetal position under the table and wait for someone to rescue me.”
curling
curls
curleth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of curl
curlest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of curl
curled
  1. simple past tense and past participle of curl
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “It was the weirdest thing, the shongololo was crawling across the floor and when I touched it it curled into its typical little curl.”
      “Slowly, weakly, he curled his arms back around her, his movements sluggish and uncaring.”
      “His brown hair needed a trim even as it curled darkly over the color of his faded green shirt.”
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