- 1[intransitive, transitive] curdle (something) when a liquid, especially milk, curdles or something curdles it, it separates into solid and liquid parts
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- 2[intransitive, transitive] curdle (something) if something curdles your blood or makes your blood curdle, it makes you extremely frightened or shocked see blood-curdling
curdle
verbNAmE//ˈkərdl//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they curdle he / she / it curdles
past simple curdled
-ing form curdling
Check pronunciation: curdle