curving

Adjective
US[kur-ving]/ˈkɝvɪŋ/2 syllables
Synonyms: curved

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. 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”Synonyms: curvedSimilar arced, sinusoidal, sinuate, falcate, incurvate, recurved, serpentine, upcurved +6 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“curving” is listed under Curve.

Curve transitive verb [past tense & past participle Curved (kûrvd); present participle & verbal noun Curving.]

Origin: L. curvare., fr. curvus. See Curve, adjective, Curb.

To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to cause to swerve from a straight course; as, to curve a ball in pitching it.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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