Associations to the word «Curdle»

Wiktionary

CURDLE, verb. (ambitransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
CURDLE, verb. (ambitransitive) To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)
CURDLE, verb. (transitive) To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly

Dictionary definition

CURDLE, verb. Turn into curds; "curdled milk".
CURDLE, verb. Go bad or sour; "The milk curdled".
CURDLE, verb. Turn from a liquid to a solid mass; "his blood curdled".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke