English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Curl Pronunciation
Curl is pronounced KURL, IPA /ˈkɝl/.
KURL
US /ˈkɝl/ · UK /ˈkɜːl/
Syllables: KURL (1 syllable)
noun and verb: A curved lock of hair, or to twist something into a curved shape.
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Curl in a Sentence
- One curl kept falling across her eye.
- The paint had begun to curl away from the frame.
- He curls up on the end of the sofa to read.
Common Mispronunciations of Curl
Not KUH-ruhl
One beat only, with the r and the l running straight together and nothing between them.
Not KAWL
The r shapes this vowel from inside, and without it the word slides towards call.
Tip: Curl and girl rhyme exactly, and British speakers lengthen the vowel rather than sounding the r.
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