curdled; curdling
ˈkərd-liŋ 
ˈkər-dᵊl-iŋ
Examples of curdle in a Sentence
Too much heat will make the custard curdle.
Too much heat will curdle the custard.
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Normally, acid from citrus is used to curdle the milk, before the solids are removed to leave a rich drink.
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Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The counterculture had curdled, Vietnam was over but unsettled, and the economy sagged into stagflation.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
But this being the latest film from Park Chan-wook, the director of movies such as Decision to Leave, The Handmaiden, and Oldboy, Man-soo’s vision of perfection curdles quickly.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
This is another fatalistic image of the single track on which homosexual desire is condemned to run, love inevitably curdling into hatred.
—Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The counterculture had curdled, Vietnam was over but unsettled, and the economy sagged into stagflation.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
But this being the latest film from Park Chan-wook, the director of movies such as Decision to Leave, The Handmaiden, and Oldboy, Man-soo’s vision of perfection curdles quickly.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
This is another fatalistic image of the single track on which homosexual desire is condemned to run, love inevitably curdling into hatred.
—Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for curdle
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“Curdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curdle. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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