curving

Other forms of curving

comparative

curvinger·

superlative

curvingest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about curving

What does curving mean?

curving means "having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend".

How many syllables are in curving?

curving has 2 syllables: cur-ving. The stress falls on "cur". In IPA it is /ˈkɝvɪŋ/.

What is another word for curving?

Close synonyms include curved. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is curving a common word?

curving is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.