overcurl

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verb

To curl excessively.

“I asked the hairdresser not to overcurl my hair like last time.”

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Meanings

verbovercurl (third-person singular simple present overcurls, present participle overcurling, simple past and past participle overcurled)

present singular third person overcurls · participle present overcurling · participle past overcurled · past overcurled

  1. transitiveTo curl excessively.

    I asked the hairdresser not to overcurl my hair like last time.

Origin

From over- + curl.

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Cite this entry
APA

overcurl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcurl

MLA

“overcurl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcurl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcurl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcurl.

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