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curdled

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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.]
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Adj.1.curdled - transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood"
coagulate, coagulated, grumose, grumous
thick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"


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