CURDLE


Meaning of CURDLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkər-d ə l ]

verb

( cur·dled ; cur·dling ˈkərd-liŋ, ˈkər-d ə l-iŋ)

Etymology: frequentative of curd (II)

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 wrong : spoil

transitive verb

1. : to cause curds to form in

curdled milk

2. : spoil , sour

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.