curdle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb turn into curds
    clot; clabber.
    • curdled milk
  2. verb go bad or sour
    • The milk curdled
  3. verb turn from a liquid to a solid mass
    • his blood curdled

WordNet

Cur"dle intransitive verb
Etymology
From Curd.
Definitions
  1. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle. Thomson.
  2. To thicken; to congeal.
    Then Mary could feel her heart's blood curdle cold. Southey.
Cur"dle transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Curdled present participle & verbal noun Curdling
Definitions
  1. To change into curd; to cause to coagulate. "To curdle whites of eggs" Boyle.
  2. To congeal or thicken.
    My chill blood is curdled in my veins. Dryden.

Webster 1913