curl one's hair

curl

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kurl]
- /kɜrl wʌnz hɛər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kurl]
- /kɜrl wʌnz hɛər/

Definitions of curl one's hair words

verb with object curl one's hair to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair. 1
verb with object curl one's hair to form into a spiral or curved shape; coil. 1
verb with object curl one's hair to adorn with, or as with, curls or ringlets. 1
verb without object curl one's hair to grow in or form curls or ringlets, as the hair. 1
verb without object curl one's hair to become curved or undulated. 1
verb without object curl one's hair to coil. 1

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Origin of curl one's hair

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English, apparently back formation from curled, metathetic variant of Middle English crulled (past participle) crul (adj.); compare Middle Dutch crullen to curl, cruller

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Parts of speech for Curl one's hair

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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curl one's hair popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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