curling

Etymology

noun

1. The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.
   curlings of smoke
   a scornful curling of the lip
   Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings, Crispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft, And your face smooth with ointments […] 1631, Shackerley Marmion, Holland's Leaguer
2. (uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).

verb

1. present participle and gerund of curl