curdling
present participle ofcurdle
curdle
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈkɜː.dəl/us/ˈkɝː.dəl/If aliquidcurdles, or you curdle it, it getsthickeranddevelopslumps.
Not pleasant to eat or drink
- (as) tough as old bootsidiom
- acrid
- bitter
- bitterness
- bland
- chewy
- dishwater
- insipidness
- like dishwateridiom
- mouldy
- overripe
- pappy
- pungent
- sour
- stick tosomeone'sribsidiom
- stodginess
- stodgy
- swill
- swim
- tasteless
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makesomeone'sblood curdle
Examplesofcurdling
curdling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
This can be done by 'bending', or even 'curdling' the sound so that it cannot be mistaken for singing.
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This get added slowly by continuously stirring to the soup after the pot was taken from the stove to preventcurdling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After thecurdlingprocess, lactose is found in the water-based portion (along with whey and casein), but not in the fat-based portion.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Silken tofu is produced by coagulating soy milk withoutcurdlingit.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Rennin digests the milk protein caseinogen (soluble) into casein (insoluble) thuscurdlingthe milk.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Tofu is produced from soy milk by further steps ofcurdlingand then draining.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He hears a bloodcurdling wolf howl and cowers in his house with his wife.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Seek to defy their undead state through frenzied revelry and acts meant to celebrate life (in all its bloodcurdling savagery).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The whey is then removed duringcurdling, and the result aged at low temperatures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It also allowscurdlingat a lower acidityimportant because flavor-making bacteria are inhibited in high-acidity environments.
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