curdle

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

coagulate

clot

congeal

thicken

freeze

set

jell

curd

solidify

cake

🍰

sour

clabber

blood clot

gelatinise

condensation

die

💀

gel

gelatinize

harden

ice

🧊

run

spoil

whig

be fanatical

become firm

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɜː.dəl/

Etymology

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