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Curdled

verb/dˈaɪwiːd/
Definition
turn into curds
go bad or sour
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dˈaɪwiːd/
🇬🇧British English
/kˈɜːdəld/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kˈɜːdəld/
2 syllables Say it as /dˈaɪwiːd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbturn into curds
“curdled milk”
verbgo bad or sour
“The milk curdled”
verbturn from a liquid to a solid mass
“his blood curdled”
adjectivetransformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
“coagulated blood”
Word Forms
curdlingnounthe process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
clabbernounraw milk that has soured and thickened
clottingnounthe process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
grumenouna thick viscous liquid
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
geronnen
zu Quark verarbeiten
🇫🇷French
caillé
se transformer en caillé
🇪🇸Spanish
cuajado
convertirse en cuajada
🇮🇹Italian
cagliato
trasformarsi in cagliata
🇳🇱Dutch
gestremd
veranderen in kwark
🇵🇹Portuguese
coalhado
transformar em coalhada
🇷🇺Russian
свернувшийся
превратиться в творог
India
🇮🇳Tamil
தயிர்
தயிராக மாறும்
🇮🇳Telugu
పెరుగుతోంది
పెరుగుగా మారుతాయి
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೊಸರು
ಮೊಸರುಗಳಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾಗುತ್ತವೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തൈര്
തൈരാക്കി മാറ്റുക
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
凝结的
变成凝乳
🇯🇵Japanese
固まった
カードに変わる
🇰🇷Korean
응고된
응유로 변하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đông lại
biến thành sữa đông
🇹🇭Thai
ทำให้เป็นก้อน
กลายเป็นนมเปรี้ยว
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengental
berubah menjadi dadih
🇵🇭Filipino
kulot
maging curd
🇲🇾Malay
berkerut
bertukar menjadi dadih
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رائب
تتحول إلى خثارة
🇮🇷Persian
کشک شده
تبدیل به کشک
🇹🇷Turkish
kıvrılmış
lor haline gelmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
מכורבל
הופכים לסוכריות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'curdled'?
The primary meaning of 'curdled' is 'turn into curds'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'curdled' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'curdled' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'curdled' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'curdled' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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