Curdle Definition

kûrdl
curdled, curdles, curdling
verb
curdled, curdles, curdling
To change into curd.
American Heritage
To become congealed or lumpy.
The sauce curdled in the pan.
American Heritage
To form into curd; coagulate; congeal.
Webster's New World
To become spoiled or transformed into something bad.
Warm feelings curdled into distrust.
American Heritage
To cause to be spoiled or transformed into something bad.
American Heritage
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idiom
curdle someone's blood
  • to horrify or terrify someone
Webster's New World

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Curdle

  • curdle someone's blood

Origin of Curdle

  • Metathesis of Middle English crudle, from an Old English crudan (“to press, drive”) via crud.

    From Wiktionary

  • Frequentative of curd

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Curdle Sentence Examples

  • Vegetarian cheese uses plant-based extracts to curdle the milk.

  • If it doesn't curdle in 20 minutes, add a little more lemon juice.

  • Mix eggs with lemon juice and stir this mixture slowly into warm soup (to cook but not curdle eggs ).

  • Whisk vigorously each time so that the soya milk does n't curdle.

  • Cheese is made by adding the active enzymes from rennet to milk, causing the liquid to curdle and separate.

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Words Starting With

CCUCUR

Words Ending With

ELEDLE

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curdle

Words Starting With C and Ending With E

Starts With C & Ends With EStarts With CU & Ends With EStarts With C & Ends With LE

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With E