curdle
Meaning
- (ambitransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
- (ambitransitive) To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)
- (transitive) To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly.
Synonyms
Translations
cailler
gerinnen
cagliare
cuajar
stremmen
pıhtılaşmak
coagularPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɜː.dəl/
Etymology
Metathesis of earlier dialectal cruddle, crudle, equivalent to curd + -le (frequentative suffix).
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