curdle (verb)

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• curdle — ► VERB ▪ separate or cause to separate into curds or lumps. ● make one s blood curdle Cf. ↑make one s blood curdle …   English terms dictionary

• curdle — verb /ˈkɜː.dəl,ˈkɝ.dəl/ a) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk) Too much lemon will curdle the milk in your tea. b) To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold …   Wiktionary

• curdle — verb (I, T) 1 to become thicker or form curd, or to make a liquid do this: Milk may curdle in warm weather. 2 make your blood curdle to make you very frightened see also: bloodcurdling …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• curdle — verb (with reference to a liquid) separate or cause to separate into solid and liquid parts. Phrases make one s blood curdle fill one with horror. Derivatives curdler noun Origin C16: frequentative of obs. curd congeal …   English new terms dictionary

• curdle — verb (curdled; curdling) Etymology: frequentative of 2curd Date: 1590 intransitive verb 1. to form curds; also to congeal as if by forming curds < a scream curdled in her throat > 2. to go bad or wro …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• curdle — verb the milk was left out so long that it curdled Syn: clot, coagulate, congeal, solidify, thicken; turn, sour, ferment …   Thesaurus of popular words

• curdle — UK [ˈkɜː(r)d(ə)l] / US [ˈkɜrd(ə)l] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms curdle : present tense I/you/we/they curdle he/she/it curdles present participle curdling past tense curdled past participle curdled if milk or another liquid curdles,… …   English dictionary

• curdle — [c]/ˈkɜdl / (say kerdl) verb (curdled, curdling) –verb (t) 1. to change into curd. –verb (i) 2. to coagulate; congeal. –phrase 3. curdle the blood, to terrify with horror or fear. {frequentative of curd} …  

• curdle — cur|dle [ kɜrdl ] verb intransitive or transitive if milk or another liquid curdles, or if something makes it curdle, lumps begin to form in it make your blood curdle to shock or frighten you very much …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• curdle — [ˈkɜːd(ə)l] verb [I/T] if milk or another liquid curdles, or if something makes it curdle, lumps begin to form in it …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• curdle — v.tr. & intr. make into or become curds; congeal. Phrases and idioms: make one s blood curdle fill one with horror. Derivatives: curdler n. Etymology: frequent. form of CURD (as verb) …   Useful english dictionary