ˈkərd ə l, -ə̄d-, -əid- verb
( curdled ; curdled ; curdling -d( ə )liŋ ; curdles )
Etymology: freq. of curd (II)
transitive verb
1. : to change (milk) into curds : cause curds to form in (milk)
the milk is curdled
2. : to cause to coagulate : congeal , freeze
curdle the whites of eggs
3. : spoil , addle , sour , embitter
disappointments curdling his previously gay disposition
intransitive verb
1. : to form curds : change into curd : coagulate
the milk has curdled
2. : to appear as though covered with curds : accumulate scurf
3. : congeal , freeze
the latex curdles in small lumps
4. : to become bitter : go bad or wrong : spoil , sour
envy soon curdles into hate — J.A.Froude
how ambition frustrated will curdle — Robert Hatch
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- curdle the blood