curl up vs wry

curl up

verb
  • to shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection. 

  • to coil or shrivel, make into a coil 

  • to curl, make curly, shape into curls 

  • to become curly 

  • to become coiled or shriveled 

wry

verb
  • To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.). 

adj
  • Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place. 

  • Turned away, contorted (of the face or body). 

  • Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic. 

  • Twisted, bent, crooked. 

noun
  • Distortion. 

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