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curdle

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɜː^rd^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɝdəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kûr′dl)

Inflections of 'curdle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

curdles: v 3rd person singular

curdling: v pres p

curdled: v past

curdled: v past p

cur•dle /ˈkɜrdəl/USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling.

to change into curd;
turn sour: [no object]After a week the cream will begin to curdle.[~ + object]The acid in that coffee will curdle the milk you put in.

Idioms

Idioms curdle one's blood or make one's blood curdle, to fill one with horror or fear:Those terrifying screams made my blood curdle.

cur•dler, n. [countable]

cur•dle (kûr′dl),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -dled, -dling.

to change into curd;
coagulate;
congeal.
to spoil;
turn sour.
to go wrong;
turn bad or fail:Their friendship began to curdle as soon as they became business rivals.
Idioms curdle the or one's blood, to fill a person with horror or fear;
terrify:a scream that curdled the blood.

curd + -le 1580–90

cur′dler, n.

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curdle /ˈkɜːd^əl/ vb

to turn or cause to turn into curd
curdle someone's blood ⇒ to fill someone with fear

Etymology: 16th Century (crudled, past participle): from curd

'curdle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

coagulate - congeal - quail - rennet - still - bloodcurdler - bloodcurdling - clabber - lapper - lopper - rennin

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Synonyms: coagulate, clot, clabber, turn sour, sour, more...

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