curdle
verb /ˈkɜːdl/
/ˈkɜːrdl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they curdle | /ˈkɜːdl/ /ˈkɜːrdl/ |
| he / she / it curdles | /ˈkɜːdlz/ /ˈkɜːrdlz/ |
| past simple curdled | /ˈkɜːdld/ /ˈkɜːrdld/ |
| past participle curdled | /ˈkɜːdld/ /ˈkɜːrdld/ |
| -ing form curdling | /ˈkɜːdlɪŋ/ /ˈkɜːrdlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] curdle (something) when a liquid, especially milk, curdles or something curdles it, it separates into solid and liquid parts
- [intransitive, transitive] curdle (something) if something curdles your blood or makes your blood curdle, it makes you extremely frightened or shocked see also blood-curdlingTopics Feelingsc2
Word Originlate 16th cent.: frequentative of obsolete curd ‘congeal’.