Meaning & use
Curving
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Present participle of "curve," meaning bending or moving in a smooth, gradual line rather than sharply or in a straight path.
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The road kept curving along the edge of the cliff for miles.
She admired the graceful curving lines of the sculpture.
A note on using this word
In modern slang, "curving" someone means rejecting their romantic advances, usually in a subtle or indirect way.
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straightening
Another way to use it
2. verb
(Slang) To reject or rebuff someone's romantic interest, often subtly or indirectly.
He tried to ask her out three times, but she kept curving him.
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