curdle

Verb

Verb Forms: curdled, curdling, curdles

• To congeal or separate into curds.
• turn into curds
  • "curdled milk"
• go bad or sour
  • "The milk curdled"
• turn from a liquid to a solid mass
  • "his blood curdled"
• To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
• To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)
• To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly.

Examples

• The tension on the board began to CURDLE as the final turns approached.
• Too much lemon will curdle the milk in your tea.

Synonyms

clabber, clot

Antonyms

homogenise, homogenize