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CURDLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Turn from a liquid to a solid mass

Example:

his blood curdled

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "curdle" is one way to...):

clot; coagulate (change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

curdling (the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Go bad or sour

Example:

The milk curdled

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "curdle" is one way to...):

go bad; spoil (become unfit for consumption or use)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

curdling (the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Turn into curds

Example:

curdled milk

Synonyms:

clabber; clot; curdle

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "curdle" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something ----s something

Antonym:

homogenise (become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing)

homogenise; homogenize (break up the fat globules of)

Derivation:

curdling (the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid)

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