curdle
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curdle
- /ˈkɜː.dəl/ UK
- /ˈkɝ.dəl/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dəl
Where it comes from
Metathesis of earlier dialectal cruddle, crudle, equivalent to curd + -le (frequentative suffix).
verb curdles · curdling · curdled
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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.
Similar: curd
- To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood) "Vich Ian Vohr," it said, in a voice that made my very blood curdle, "beware of to-morrow!"
- To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly. It is enough,' said the agitated Mr. Slurk, pacing to and fro, 'to curdle the ink in one's pen, and induce one to abandon their cause for ever.'
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verb to form or cause to form curds
| Español | cuajar |
|---|---|
| Português | coalhar |
| Français | cailler |
| Italiano | cagliare |
| Română | închega |
| Русский | створа́живаться stvoráživatʹsja, створо́житься stvoróžitʹsja, створа́живать stvoráživatʹ, створо́жить stvoróžitʹ |
| العربية | تَخَثَّرَ taḵaṯṯara |
verb to coagulate
| Español | coagular |
|---|---|
| Português | coagular |
| Français | coaguler |
| Deutsch | gerinnen |
| Română | închega |
| Русский | свёртываться svjórtyvatʹsja, свора́чиваться svoráčivatʹsja, сверну́ться svernútʹsja, коагули́ровать koagulírovatʹ, коагули́роваться koagulírovatʹsja, сгуща́ться sguščátʹsja |
verb to cause to form clumps
| Русский | сгуща́ть sguščátʹ, сгусти́ть sgustítʹ, свёртывать svjórtyvatʹ, свора́чивать svoráčivatʹ, сверну́ть svernútʹ |
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Talk about this word "curdle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/curdle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. curdle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/curdle "curdle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/curdle.Cite this
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title = {curdle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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