curdle
To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothlyTo form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
» I heard a blood-curdling scream.
Meaning
3 senses(ambitransitive)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.
створа́живатьсяstvoráživatʹsja, створо́житьсяstvoróžitʹsja, створа́живатьstvoráživatʹ
ґляґа́тиgljagáty, ву́рдитиvúrdyty, зву́рджуватиzvúrdžuvaty
(ambitransitive)To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)
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свёртыватьсяsvjórtyvatʹsja, свора́чиватьсяsvoráčivatʹsja, сверну́тьсяsvernútʹsja
(transitive)To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly.
сгуща́тьsguščátʹ, сгусти́тьsgustítʹ, свёртыватьsvjórtyvatʹ
- turn from a liquid to a solid mass
- go bad or sour
- turn into curds
Examples
23 sentencesI heard a blood-curdling scream.
My blood curdled at that sight.
Ziri heard a blood-curdling scream.
"Careful or that milk will curdle."
Felix heard a blood-curdling cry.
Translations
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Origin
Metathesis of earlier dialectal cruddle, crudle, equivalent to curd + -le (frequentative sMetathesis of earlier dialectal cruddle, crudle, equivalent to curd + -le (frequentative suffix).
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Forms
curdles, curdling, curdled, curdledSynonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle