curving

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curving - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Curve \Curve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Curved (k[^u]rvd); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Curving.] [L. curvare., fr. curvus. See Curve, a.,
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

curving - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  curving
      adj 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" [syn: curved,
             curving] [ant: straight]