curl up

Every few seconds, he curled up inside, then climbed back out to wrestle with the flapping tarp.

I try not to salivate as fresh steam curls up from the pan.

No, it was watching her parents shrink to the size of squirrels, then toy soldiers, then mere specks, that had made her curl up in misery, taking one deep, calming breath after another.

Penelope sat in her armchair; the girl jumped in her lap and curled up in a protective ball, like a startled hedgehog.

More recently, he was caught curled up asleep on his own heating pad.