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Curdle

Curdle Meaning & Definition
Curdle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Curdle?

[v] turn from a liquid to a solid mass; "his blood curdled"
[v] go bad or sour; "The milk curdled"
[v] turn into curds,as of dairy products; "curdled milk"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Curdle: clabber

Related Terms | Find terms related to Curdle: beat up | cake | churn | clabber | clot | clump | cluster | coagulate | colloid | colloidize | concrete | condense | congeal | cream | curd | emulsify | emulsionize | ferment | gel | gelatinate | gelatinize | go off | incrassate | inspissate | jell | jellify | jelly | knot | lopper | lump | set | sour | spoil | thick | thicken | turn | whip

See Also | change state | clot | coagulate | go bad | spoil | turn

Curdle In Webster's Dictionary

\Cur"dle\ (k?r"d'l), v. i. [From {Curd}.] [Sometimes written {crudle} and {cruddle}.] 1. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle. --Thomson. 2. To thicken; to congeal. Then Mary could feel her heart's blood curdle cold. --Southey.
\Cur"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curdled} (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curdling} (-dl?ng).] 1. To change into curd; to cause to coagulate. ``To curdle whites of eggs'' --Boyle. 2. To congeal or thicken. My chill blood is curdled in my veins. --Dryden.

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