Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to curlicue
Participle: curlicued
Gerund: curlicuing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | curlicue |
| you | curlicue |
| he;she;it | curlicues |
| we | curlicue |
| you | curlicue |
| they | curlicue |
Perfect
| I | have curlicued |
| you | have curlicued |
| he;she;it | has curlicued |
| we | have curlicued |
| you | have curlicued |
| they | have curlicued |
Past
| I | curlicued |
| you | curlicued |
| he;she;it | curlicued |
| we | curlicued |
| you | curlicued |
| they | curlicued |
Pluperfect
| I | had curlicued |
| you | had curlicued |
| he;she;it | had curlicued |
| we | had curlicued |
| you | had curlicued |
| they | had curlicued |
Future
| I | will curlicue |
| you | will curlicue |
| he;she;it | will curlicue |
| we | will curlicue |
| you | will curlicue |
| they | will curlicue |
Future Perfect
| I | will have curlicued |
| you | will have curlicued |
| he;she;it | will have curlicued |
| we | will have curlicued |
| you | will have curlicued |
| they | will have curlicued |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | curlicue |
| you | curlicue |
| he;she;it | curlicue |
| we | curlicue |
| you | curlicue |
| they | curlicue |
Perfect
| I | have curlicued |
| you | have curlicued |
| he;she;it | have curlicued |
| we | have curlicued |
| you | have curlicued |
| they | have curlicued |
Imperfect
| I | curlicued |
| you | curlicued |
| he;she;it | curlicued |
| we | curlicued |
| you | curlicued |
| they | curlicued |
Pluperfect
| I | had curlicued |
| you | had curlicued |
| he;she;it | had curlicued |
| we | had curlicued |
| you | had curlicued |
| they | had curlicued |
Conditional
Present
| I | would curlicue |
| you | would curlicue |
| he;she;it | would curlicue |
| we | would curlicue |
| you | would curlicue |
| they | would curlicue |
Perfect
| I | would have curlicued |
| you | would have curlicued |
| he;she;it | would have curlicued |
| we | would have curlicued |
| you | would have curlicued |
| they | would have curlicued |
Imperative
| you | curlicue |
| we | Let's curlicue |
| you | curlicue |
Verbs conjugated like 'curlicue'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'curlicue'
clique,
cornice,
article,
auralize,
barbecue,
brigue,
burlesque,
calcule,
calque,
chronicle,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From curly + cue.
Sample Sentences
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A chandelier the shape of an anchor, hanging over Smith's head as he passed out through this vestibule. Walls curlicued with comb marks of some fancy plasterer. [1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), pages 231–232:]
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I was looking, obliquely, at Bunny slumped over his bowl when all of a sudden, in the window behind his head, I saw the distant figure of Mr. Hatch, walking across the open field beyond the garden, carrying the dark, curlicued ruins of the Malacca chair to the rubbish heap. [1992, Donna Tartt, The Secret History:]
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“Here We Go Again” is the gentlest kiss-off imaginable, with strings and harp and curlicued guitars cushioning Ms. Stone’s farewell[…] [2007 October 15, The New York Times, “New CDs”, in New York Times:]