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What does curdle mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word curdle? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
  2. (transitive) To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)
  3. (transitive) To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly
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The seeds of the fruits are diuretic and can be used as a substitute for rennet to curdle milk.
Thinking back, it makes my blood curdle because I played without a helmet and with little padding.
If the tub can be left for a decent period of time in direct sunlight, so the cream begins to separate and curdle, all the better.
It's just that the idea of you with someone else, it makes my blood curdle.
The guide explained they add rennet, an enzyme from the stomach of calves, which causes the milk to curdle.
She must curdle the milk, make Macbeth abjure his good qualities, if he is to act as she wishes.

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