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cur·dle

 (kûr′dl)
v. cur·dled, cur·dling, cur·dles
v.intr.
1.
a. To change into curd.
b. To become congealed or lumpy: The sauce curdled in the pan.
2. To become spoiled or transformed into something bad: Warm feelings curdled into distrust.
v.tr.
1. To cause to curdle, congeal, or become lumpy: "The inlet was curdled with slush" (Alyson Carol Hagy).
2. To cause to be spoiled or transformed into something bad: "an event that curdled whatever goodwill the prince had awakened" (Julia Whitty).
[Frequentative of curd.]
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curdle

(ˈkɜːdəl)
vb
1. to turn or cause to turn into curd
2. curdle someone's blood to fill someone with fear
[C16 (crudled, past participle): from curd]
ˈcurdler n
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cur•dle

(ˈkɜr dl)

v.t., v.i. -dled, -dling.
1. to change into curd; coagulate.
2. to spoil; turn sour or bad.
Idioms:
curdle one's blood, to fill one with horror or fear.
[1580–90; curd + -le]
cur′dler, n.
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curdle


Past participle: curdled
Gerund: curdling

Imperative
curdle
curdle
Present
I curdle
you curdle
he/she/it curdles
we curdle
you curdle
they curdle
Preterite
I curdled
you curdled
he/she/it curdled
we curdled
you curdled
they curdled
Present Continuous
I am curdling
you are curdling
he/she/it is curdling
we are curdling
you are curdling
they are curdling
Present Perfect
I have curdled
you have curdled
he/she/it has curdled
we have curdled
you have curdled
they have curdled
Past Continuous
I was curdling
you were curdling
he/she/it was curdling
we were curdling
you were curdling
they were curdling
Past Perfect
I had curdled
you had curdled
he/she/it had curdled
we had curdled
you had curdled
they had curdled
Future
I will curdle
you will curdle
he/she/it will curdle
we will curdle
you will curdle
they will curdle
Future Perfect
I will have curdled
you will have curdled
he/she/it will have curdled
we will have curdled
you will have curdled
they will have curdled
Future Continuous
I will be curdling
you will be curdling
he/she/it will be curdling
we will be curdling
you will be curdling
they will be curdling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been curdling
you have been curdling
he/she/it has been curdling
we have been curdling
you have been curdling
they have been curdling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been curdling
you will have been curdling
he/she/it will have been curdling
we will have been curdling
you will have been curdling
they will have been curdling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been curdling
you had been curdling
he/she/it had been curdling
we had been curdling
you had been curdling
they had been curdling
Conditional
I would curdle
you would curdle
he/she/it would curdle
we would curdle
you would curdle
they would curdle
Past Conditional
I would have curdled
you would have curdled
he/she/it would have curdled
we would have curdled
you would have curdled
they would have curdled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

curdle

To cause a sauce or fresh milk to separate into liquid and solids by overheating.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.curdle - turn into curds; "curdled milk"
clabber, clot
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"
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curdle

verb congeal, clot, thicken, condense, turn sour, solidify, coagulate The sauce must not boil or the egg yolk will curdle.
melt, dissolve, soften, thaw, liquefy, deliquesce
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curdle

verb
To change or be changed from a liquid into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass:
clot, coagulate, congeal, gelatinize, jell, jelly, set.
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Translations
يروِّب، يتَخَثَّر
srazit
koagulereskille
hyydyttäähyytyäjuoksettaajuoksettuasaostaa
hlaupa, ysta
sukrekėtisurūgti
sakupt

curdle

[ˈkɜːdl]
A. VT (= form curds in) → cuajar; (= separate) [+ milk, sauce] → cortar
it was enough to curdle the blood → fue para helar la sangre a uno
B. VI (= form curds) → cuajarse; (= separate) [milk, sauce] → cortarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

curdle

[ˈkɜːrdəl]
vi
[milk] → cailler, se cailler; [sauce, mixture] → tourner; [mayonnaise] → tomber
it made his blood curdle → cela lui a glacé le sang
vt [+ milk] → cailler; [+ sauce, mixture] → faire tourner; [mayonnaise] → faire tomber
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

curdle

vt (lit, fig) → gerinnen lassen; to curdle somebody’s blood → jdm das Blut in den Adern gerinnen lassen
vi → gerinnen; his blood curdled → das Blut gerann ihm in den Adern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

curdle

[ˈkɜːdl]
1. vt (gen) → far cagliare; (mayonnaise) → far impazzire
2. vi (see vt) → cagliarsi, cagliare, impazzire
it made my blood curdle → mi ha gelato il sangue nelle vene
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

curdle

(ˈkəːdl) verb
to turn into curd. The heat has curdled the milk; This milk has curdled.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

curdle

v. cuajarse, coagularse, engrumecerse.
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