Meaning of CURDLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kurdl
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | clabber |
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| | Antonyms: | | homogenise, homogenize | | |
| | See Also: | | change state, clot, coagulate, go bad, spoil, turn | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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