"curving" in the verb sense

1. swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut

turn sharply change direction abruptly

"The car cut to the left at the intersection"

"The motorbike veered to the right"

2. wind, twist, curve

extend in curves and turns

"The road winds around the lake"

"the path twisted through the forest"

3. arch, curve, arc

form an arch or curve

"her back arches"

"her hips curve nicely"

4. crook, curve

bend or cause to bend

"He crooked his index finger"

"the road curved sharply"

5. curl, curve, kink

form a curl, curve, or kink

"the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

"curving" in the adjective sense

1. curved, curving

having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend

"the curved tusks of a walrus"

"his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"

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