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curdle

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cur·dle  (kûrdl)
v. cur·dled, cur·dling, cur·dles
v.intr.
1.
a. To change into curd. See Synonyms at coagulate.
b. To become congealed as if by having changed into curd: The blood in my veins curdled at the horrific sight.
2. To go bad or become spoiled.
v.tr.
To cause to change into or as if into curd.

[Frequentative of curd.]

curdle
Verb
[-dling, -dled]
1. to turn into curd; coagulate
2. make someone's blood curdle to fill someone with horror
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.curdle - turn into curds; "curdled milk"
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
homogenise, homogenize - become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing; "The two liquids homogenized in the blender"
homogenise, homogenize - break up the fat globules of; "homogenized milk"
homogenise, homogenize - break up the fat globules of; "homogenized milk"
2.curdle - go bad or sour; "The milk curdled"
go bad, spoil - become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"
3.curdle - turn from a liquid to a solid mass; "his blood curdled"
clot, coagulate - change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood"

curdle
verb congeal, clot, thicken, condense, turn sour, solidify, coagulate << OPPOSITE dissolve
Translations

curdle [ˈkəːdl] vicuajarse
curdle [ˈkəːdl] vi(se) cailler
curdle [ˈkəːdl] vigerinnen
curdle [ˈkəːdl] vicagliare

curdle
v curdle [ˈkəːdl]
to turn into curd The heat has curdled the milk; This milk has curdled. dik word يروِّب، يتَخَثَّر пресичам (се) srazit (se) skille; koagulere gerinnen πήζω κτ. cuajar kalgendama دلمه شدن؛ بریدن juoksettua cailler לְהַקרִיש दही जमाना ukiseliti se megalvad mengentalkan hlaupa, ysta cagliare 凝乳化する 응유로 되다; 응유로 만들다; 응고하다 sutraukti, surūgti, sukrekėti sakupt (par pienu) menjadi dadih (doen) klonteren løpe sammen, stivne, koagulere zsiadać się, ścinać (się) coalhar a (se) închega свёртывать(ся) zraziť (sa) sesiriti se zgrušati ysta [], löpna ทำให้เป็นนมข้นแข็ง kesilmek 使凝結, 凝固 згурджуватися; скипатися دهى جمنا يا جمانا đông lại 使,


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Miss Snevellicci's modest double-knock was answered by a foot-boy, who, in reply to her inquiry whether Mrs Curdle was at home, opened his eyes very wide, grinned very much, and said he didn't know, but he'd inquire.
And at the same instant Dantes felt himself flung into the air like a wounded bird, falling, falling, with a rapidity that made his blood curdle.
Slurk, pacing to and fro, 'to curdle the ink in one's pen, and induce one to abandon their cause for ever.
 
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