Definition of Curdle

Cur´dle   Pronunciation: kûr´d'l
v. i.1.To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle.
2.To thicken; to congeal.
Then Mary could feel her heart's blood curdle cold.
- Southey.
v. t.1.To change into curd; to cause to coagulate.
[imp. & p. p. Curdled (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Curdling (-dlĭng).]
2.To congeal or thicken.
My chill blood is curdled in my veins.
- Dryden.


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