Meaning
to curl, wrinkle
- to form hair into curls or waves
- to wrinkle or pucker (the nose, lips, or brow)
In a sentence
Ha deciso di arricciare i capelli per la festa di stasera.
She decided to curl her hair for tonight's party.
Il bambino ha arricciato il naso davanti a quel piatto di verdure.
The child wrinkled his nose at that plate of vegetables.
Perché arricci le labbra ogni volta che parli di quella faccenda?
Why do you purse your lips every time you talk about that matter?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| arricciare | infinitive |
| arriccio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| arricci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arriccia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arricciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| arricciate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arricciano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arricciavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| arricciavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arricciava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arricciavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| arricciavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| arricciavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arricciai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| arricciasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| arricciò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| arricciammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| arricciaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| arricciarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| arriccerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| arriccerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| arriccerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| arricceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| arriccerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| arricceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| arricci | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| arricci | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arricci | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arricciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| arricciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arriccino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arricciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| arricciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arricciasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arricciassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| arricciaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| arricciassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arriccerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| arricceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arriccerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arricceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| arriccereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arriccerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arriccia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| arricciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| arricciate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| arricciando | gerund |
| arricciato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often pronominal ('arricciarsi') when referring to hair curling naturally or spontaneously.