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curdles Definition and Meaning in English (curdles definition)

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Curdles definition: When a liquid, especially milk, curdles, it separates into solid and liquid parts, often due to souring or the addition of an acid.

Definitions of Curdles

  1. 1verb

    When a liquid, especially milk, curdles, it separates into solid and liquid parts, often due to souring or the addition of an acid.

  2. 2verb

    To cause a feeling of extreme fear or horror, often used in the idiom 'blood curdles'.

Example Sentences

casual

“The milk curdles if you add lemon juice to it.”

casual

“Her blood curdles at the thought of spiders.”

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitivecurdle
past tensecurdled
present participlecurdling
nouncurd

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Curdles definition: When a liquid, especially milk, curdles, it separates into solid and liquid parts, often due to souring or the addition of an acid.
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'Curdles' translates to 'curdles' in English. Curdles definition: When a liquid, especially milk, curdles, it separates into solid and liquid parts, often due to souring or the addition of an acid.
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