Curving

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Bending or following a smoothly rounded path rather than a straight line.

“The road wound through the hills, curving gently around each rocky outcrop.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

curv·ing

Related Words

Synonyms

curved

Antonyms

straight

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -VING with CUR- at the start, the G at the end is easy to confirm

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, the V and G both add value making this a solid scoring word

Words Related to Curving

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “curving” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

carving curbing curding curling curring cursing

Words you can make from Curving

Shorter words formed from the letters in “curving”.

curing cuing curin guric incur irgun ruing runic ugric unrig crig crin cuir curn girn grin grun incr ring ruin rung unci univ uric

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