curving

Thân thiện

The road is curving gently through the hills.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Having a curve or smoothly rounded bend: Describes something that is not straight but instead has a continuous, smooth, bending line or surface.

Usage

The adjective "curving" is used to describe the shape or path of an object, line, or surface. It emphasizes the presence of a smooth, non-angular bend. * The road follows the curving coastline. * She admired the vase's curving lines. * The bird flew in a wide, curving arc across the sky.

Examples

• We walked along the curving garden path.
• The architect designed a building with a dramatically curving facade.
• The dancer's arms moved in slow, curving motions.

Advanced Usage

• "Curving away/around": Used to describe something that bends and moves in a particular direction, often out of sight or around an obstacle.
  • The river was curving away into the distance.
  • The hallway is curving around to the left.

Variants and Related Words

• Curve (verb/noun): To bend or move in a curve; a line that bends continuously.
  • The road curves to the right. (verb)
  • Draw a smooth curve. (noun)
• Curved (adjective): Bent into a curve. (Often used interchangeably with "curving," though "curving" can sometimes imply active or continuous bending).
  • A curved blade.
• Curvature (noun): The fact or quality of being curved; the degree to which something is curved.
  • The curvature of the Earth.

Synonyms

• Arced
• Arched
• Bending
• Rounded
• Sweeping

Antonyms

• Straight
• Linear
• Angular

Học thuật

Adjective

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

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