curdle. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

curdle

SYLLABICATION:	cur·dle
PRONUNCIATION:	kûrdl
VERB:	Inflected forms: cur·dled, cur·dling, cur·dles
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	1a. To change into curd. See synonyms at coagulate. b. To become congealed as if by having changed into curd: The blood in my veins curdled at the horrific sight. 2. To go bad or become spoiled.
TRANSITIVE VERB:	To cause to change into or as if into curd.
ETYMOLOGY:	Frequentative of curd.


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