curlicue
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of curlicue
Example Sentences
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On “Rated OG,” he adds intriguing curlicue accents to a chord progression rendered on vibraphone as a forceful, distorted bass riff chugs along underneath.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
Get it really cold and then a giant twist, not those little curlicue twists that they do sometimes.
From Salon • May 1, 2025
The wooden figure—with its shaggy white hair, black curlicue mustache, and cherubic pink cheeks—bears little resemblance to Donald Trump’s signature comb over and bronzed skin.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2023
“Everybody get it off the boat, right?/But only I can really have a snow fight,” he says on “Diet Coke,” lyrics delivered with a snarl and an implicit little curlicue flourish at the end.
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2022
A green shoot like a curlicue pushes toward the light.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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