curdling

Variant of curdle

curdle definition

cur·dle (kʉrd′'l)

transitive verb, intransitive verb curdled -·dled, curdling -·dling

to form into curd; coagulate; congeal

Etymology: curd + -le, sense

curdle Idioms

curdle someone's blood

to horrify or terrify someone

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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