curdle

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈkɜː.dəl/
• (America) IPA: /ˈkɝ.dəl/

Verb

curdle (curdles, present participle curdling; past and past participle curdled)

1. (ambitransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)

   Too much lemon will curdle the milk in your tea.

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

Translations

• French: cailler
• Italian: cagliare
• Portuguese: coalhar
• Russian: створа́живаться
• Spanish: cuajar

Translations

• German: gerinnen
• Portuguese: coagular
• Russian: свёртываться
• Spanish: coagular

Translations

• Russian: сгуща́ть

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