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Examples of curdle in a Sentence
Too much heat will make the custard curdle.
Too much heat will curdle the custard.
Recent Examples of curdle from the Web
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But markets have become increasingly sceptical that Donald Trump will follow through on his most blood-curdling trade threats.
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The Oster Pro 1200 Plus Blender took on sturdy foods like coffee beans and large quantities of ice with ease, but curdled the ice cream in our milkshake recipe.
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Her excitement curdles into existential disappointment with the day, her marriage, her life: This was her one and only life!
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Take great care that the mixture does not cook or curdle.
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At Raines Elementary, which is more than 99 percent African-American, the paint is peeling off the walls, water spots are visible on the ceilings, and lunches sometimes have curdled milk and rotten fruit.
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The fat cap will look like hardened wax curdling on top of the surface.
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In his abbreviated account, Judis underplays how often left-wing economic populism has curdled into right-wing racist populism.
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The Enlightenment was made possible by civility: The vivd exchange of ideas in an atmosphere in which disagreement doesn't curdle into disrespect.
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Origin and Etymology of curdle
frequentative of 2curd
CURDLE Defined for English Language Learners
curdle
playDefinition of curdle for English Language Learners
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: to thicken and separate into liquids and solids : to form curds
CURDLE Defined for Kids
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curdled
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: to thicken or cause to become thickened with or as if with curds The milk curdled.
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