English Explanatory Dictionary

curdle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
  2. To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)
  3. To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɜː.dəl/ /ˈkɝ.dəl/ en-us-curdle.ogg

Word forms

curdle curdles curdling curdled

Etymology

Metathesis of earlier dialectal cruddle, crudle, equivalent to curd + -le (frequentative suffix).

Synonyms

curd

Derived words

blood-curdling curdled curdler decurdling uncurdle
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