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curling up

verb

present participle of curl up

as in snuggling

to sit or recline comfortably or cozily I love to curl up in a big chair with a good book

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Recent Examples of curling up Reading is usually a private experience, and there’s nothing like curling up in your favorite chair with a good book. — Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026 Use this set as pajamas during the night or on a lazy Saturday when curling up with a book sounds good. — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026 That makes this short-sleeve top and pants set ideal for curling up in your small airplane seat during a long flight. — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026 The 30-year-old construction worker ended up curling up with other Cubans on the city's sea wall, the Malecón, in a desperate attempt to escape the suffocating summer heat during yet another islandwide blackout. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Or simply curling up with a good book is a beneficial alternative. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 17 July 2026 Some of her most beloved sleepover activities include curling up for an outdoor movie night and doing a sing-along. — Parents, 14 July 2026 Just picture curling up in this cushy swivel armchair while catching up on your latest book. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 Cozying up in this boucle accent chair will feel like curling up in your favorite throw blanket. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026

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Her arc mirrored that of my Mexican immigrant parents, who were also mountain people who grew up in big farming families with no plumbing or electricity, snuggling with siblings during winter nights in unheated bedrooms.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Sterling could be seen snuggling up to her father as Bronze sat on his lap, while Patrick appeared to be tickling Golden, who lay next to mom Brittany in a flamingo print onesie.

— Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

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In a video shown in court July 7, Robinson could be seen crouching on the rooftop, Hull told the court.

— Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Body camera video of the July 2024 encounter showed Massey crouching in her kitchen and apologizing moments before Grayson shot her in the face.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of crouching

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