curdle

== English == === Etymology === Metathesis of earlier dialectal cruddle, crudle, equivalent to curd +‎ -le (frequentative suffix). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɜː.dəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɝ.dəl/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dəl === Verb === curdle (third-person singular simple present curdles, present participle curdling, simple past and past participle curdled) (ambitransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk) Synonym: curd (ambitransitive) To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood) (transitive) To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === crudle, curled