curving
Arcing through space
Curving describes something that bends or follows a curved path rather than a straight line: a curving road through the mountains, the curving arc of a thrown ball.
As a present participle, it captures motion in progress: The river was curving gently toward the sea.
In slang, curving someone means rejecting or ignoring their romantic advances: She's been curving him for weeks.
Suspended recreational seat
- swirlRotating, curving movement
- spiralCurve winding around center
- coilWound circular arrangement
- twistRotating motion or surprise
whirl · twirl · spin · writhe · snake · wind · weave · swerve
Curved line segment
- bendCurve or flex
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- curlSpiral or loop form
loop · hook · arch · crescent · semicircle · ellipse · parabola · hyperbola
Curve or flex
- hairpinU-shaped fastener for tresses
- switchbackReversing mountain path
- S-bendTwo opposing curves joined
- chicaneDeliberate tight turns
turn · detour · meander · winding · serpentine · banked · cambered · shoulder
Moving continuously onward
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- sinuousCurving in flowing turns
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- fluidSubstance that flows
lithe · supple · willowy · serpentine · undulating · arabesque · calligraphy · brushstroke
Spiraling three-dimensional curve
- coilWound circular arrangement
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- gyreCircular or spiral motion
- corkscrewTool for opening bottles
volute · scroll · tendril · nautilus · snail shell · DNA · double helix · spring
swing
Suspended recreational seat
twist · whirl · twirl · spin · writhe · snake · wind · weave · swerve · veer
arc
Curved line segment
curl · loop · hook · arch · crescent · semicircle · ellipse · parabola · hyperbola · camber
bend
Curve or flex
- hairpinU-shaped fastener for tresses
- switchbackReversing mountain path
- S-bendTwo opposing curves joined
chicane · turn · detour · meander · winding · serpentine · banked · cambered · shoulder · guardrail
flowing
Moving continuously onward
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- sinuousCurving in flowing turns
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
fluid · lithe · supple · willowy · serpentine · undulating · arabesque · calligraphy · brushstroke · flourish
helix
Spiraling three-dimensional curve
corkscrew · volute · scroll · tendril · nautilus · snail shell · DNA · double helix · spring · fusilli
hip
Fashionable or pelvic joint
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- waistTorso's narrowest circumference
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
contour · hourglass · voluptuous · figure · torso · arch · slope · posture · sway · slouch
arc
Curved line segment
- parabolaSymmetrical open plane curve
- ballisticOf hurled objects
- projectileLaunched airborne object
lob · orbit · flight path · descent · ascent · apex · gravity · launch · catenary · vector
- deformingbending, twisting, warping, folding, stretching
- curvesarc, curls, curl, bend, spiral
- shapingmolding, folding, sculpting, forming, morphing
- distortionsdistort, distorts, deform, warp, twist
- ball skillsdribbling, crossover, ball control, stepover, throwing
- dating slangghosting, breadcrumbing, talking, situationship, cuffing
curvingstraight
Not curved or crooked
linear · rectilinear · unbent · angular · zigzagging