Meaning of curglaff | Babel Free
Examples
“Even as the curtains are being pulled in around you, you will probably experience⟳ the curglaff, which is another old Scots term, this time for the feeling you get⟳ when you're hit with cold water. Your heart gallops, your blood rushes, and, if you're Benjamin Franklin, you don't like⟳ it one little bit.”
“The recent spate of – welcome⟳ – technology IPOs sent the market into a curglaff when many offerings promptly started a freefall from their market highs, leaving many burned retail investors in their wake⟳.”
“Paul Morphy died of curglaff.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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