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The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled.

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  1. n. The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled.
  2. n. A very slight convulsive or spasmodic contraction of certain muscles, external or internal.
  3. 1. The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled. Bacon. 2. A very slight convulsive or spasmodic contraction of certain muscles, external or internal. Few men can look down from a great height without creepings and crispations. O. W. Holmes.
  4. n. The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled. n. A very slight convulsive or spasmodic contraction of certain muscles, external or internal.