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curdle
[ kur-dl ]
verb (used with or without object)
- 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.
curdle
/ ˈkɜːdəl /
verb
- to turn or cause to turn into curd
- curdle someone's bloodto fill someone with fear
Derived Forms
- ˈcurdler, noun
Other Words From
- curdler noun
- non·curdling adjective noun
- un·curdled adjective
- un·curdling adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of curdle1
Idioms and Phrases
- curdle the / one's blood, to fill a person with horror or fear; terrify:
a scream that curdled the blood.
Example Sentences
Crafted from rum, curdled and clarified kefir and a puree of cilantro and mint, it’s the color of life — green — and inspired by mint chutney.
The dessert first appeared in the 1400s as a beverage made from hot milk and curdled with ale or some other kind of alcohol.
Other times, it’s need and anger curdling into violent resentment.
With 50 blood-curdling scenarios, each trip to the house on the hill promises fresh horrors almost every time you play.
When the employee mixed the milk into a cup of hot coffee, it didn’t curdle.
No matter what the subject, he came up with a sound bite that could curdle milk.
GUYS SAY: "It makes my blood curdle to think about some chick writing about me on a blog."
It makes my blood curdle to think about some chick writing about me on a blog.
And though topical humor tends to be transitory, a really bad gag can take on a life of its own and curdle a political career.
After eggs have been added for thickening, the soup should not be allowed to boil, as it is liable to curdle.
If the sauce begins to curdle, beat the soup quickly with a rotary egg beater.
When it can be done, the milk should be cooked with the sugar before the ingredients likely to make it curdle are added.
In case the milk does curdle, the mixture should be treated at once, or the result will be very unsatisfactory.
Curdle fresh milk by warming to 60°C., and adding rennet; filter off the whey into a sterile "tared" flask.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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