curdle
Use Curdle in a sentence
dl verb (used with object), verb (used without object), cur·dled, cur·dling.
Idioms 1.
to change into curd; coagulate; congeal.
2.
to spoil; turn sour.
3.
to go wrong; turn bad or fail: Their friendship began to curdle as soon as they became business rivals.
4.
curdle the/one's blood, to fill a person with horror or fear; terrify: a scream that curdled the blood.
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| —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 | |
| 'curdler | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
curdle
c.1630 (earlier crudle, 1580s), "to thicken, cause to congeal," frequentative of curd (v.) "to make into curd" (late 14c.; see curd). Of blood, in fig. sense "to inspire horror" from c.1600. Related: Curdled (1590); curdling (c.1700, almost always with ref. to blood, in the figurative sense).
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Example sentences
Because bacteria slowly sour milk, old milk may be acidic enough to curdle instantly when added to hot coffee or tea.
Fresh warm milk is an ideal food for many kinds of bacteria, especially the common one which causes milk to sour and curdle.
The poly-acrylic-acid might then precipitate or curdle a little, reducing its clarity.
Anger and frustration curdle in rival political camps, fed by a partisan press.
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