Curdle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

turn into curds

go bad or sour

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaɪwɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɜːdəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɜːdəl/

1 syllable Say it as /dˈaɪwɛɹ/.

Examples

curdled milk
The milk curdled
his blood curdled

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clabber clot

Antonyms

homogenise homogenize

Parts of Speech

verb	turn into curds “curdled milk”
verb	go bad or sour “The milk curdled”
verb	turn from a liquid to a solid mass “his blood curdled”

Word Forms

curdling	noun	the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
clabber	noun	raw milk that has soured and thickened
clotting	noun	the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gerinnen

zu Quark verarbeiten

🇫🇷French

cailler

se transformer en caillé

🇪🇸Spanish

cuajarse

convertirse en cuajada

🇮🇹Italian

cagliare

trasformarsi in cagliata

🇳🇱Dutch

stremmen

veranderen in kwark

🇵🇹Portuguese

coalhar

transformar em coalhada

🇷🇺Russian

сворачиваться

превратиться в творог

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जमाना

दही में बदलो

🇧🇩Bengali

দধি

দই পরিণত

🇮🇳Tamil

தயிர்

தயிராக மாறும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పెరుగు

పెరుగుగా మారుతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

दही

दही मध्ये बदला

🇮🇳Gujarati

દહીં

દહીંમાં ફેરવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊಸರು

ಮೊಸರುಗಳಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾಗುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൈര്

തൈരാക്കി മാറ്റുക

🇵🇰Urdu

دہی

دہی میں تبدیل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

凝固

变成凝乳

🇯🇵Japanese

凝固する

カードに変わる

🇰🇷Korean

굳히다

응유로 변하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quăn lại

biến thành sữa đông

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เป็นก้อน

กลายเป็นนมเปรี้ยว

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengental

berubah menjadi dadih

🇲🇾Malay

curd

bertukar menjadi dadih

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخثر

تتحول إلى خثارة

🇮🇷Persian

کشک کردن

تبدیل به کشک

🇹🇷Turkish

kıvırcık

lor haline gelmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַקְרִישׁ

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What is the primary definition of the word 'curdle'?

The primary meaning of 'curdle' is 'turn into curds'.

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Using 'curdle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'curdle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'curdle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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