how to pronounce curl

/kɜːl/

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curl is pronounced in one syllable

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ɜː

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An example use of curl in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to curl well he thinks the grandfather …”

meaning of curl

Curl is a verb meaning to form a spiral shape with a rope, cord, or the like.

curl frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word curl occurs in english on average 4.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics curl can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that curl can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;