Definitions for: Curdle

[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"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: clabber

Antonyms: homogenise, homogenize

See Also: change state, clot, coagulate, go bad, spoil, turn

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