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adjective

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as in sour

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as in congealed

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curdled

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verb

past tense of curdle
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as in soured

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as in clumped

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Recent Examples of curdled
Adjective
But needy, possessive Nikki smothers Bear, and what plays out is a horrifying tale of obsessive love gone wrong — sour, curdled and violent. — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026 Bad lemon curd is pasty, grainy, curdled or tooth-achingly sweet. — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026 One is cynical and snarky, with a sour-to-the-point-of-curdled view of humanity, and the other has a heart full of sentiment, drunk to the point of passing out on the milk of human kindness. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdled
  1. sour
  2. congealed
  3. soured
  4. clumped
  5. fermented
  6. coagulated
  7. condensed
  8. rancid
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, Depp’s mediocre performance in Ebenezer doesn’t dispel the sour scent of desperation that hangs over his career.
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 13 Nov. 2026
  • However, this season has quickly turned sour, with the team winning just once in 10 Premier League matches – the club’s worst league start in 40 years.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of sour
Adjective
  • My heart eyes for the beets and the overall experience at Rose's almost blinded me from noticing the dressing was hardly a caramel, but rather a congealed marinade with a grainy mouthfeel.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • In particular, the bacon bits were chilled and all stuck together in one big, congealed lump along the inside of the bowl.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of congealed
Verb
  • Public fallout Despite all his success, though, his relationship with the national team has slowly soured over the last few years – much in part due to his declining performances on the field.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But Abbott has changed his tune as voters’ opinion of data centers has soured over the past year.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of soured
Verb
  • The finding fits theories that planets and other bodies in the solar system were built in waves as a mixture of fine dust, ice, organic matter and specks of stardust circling the newborn sun clumped together into ever larger objects.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Their ordinary matter — their gas and dust — swirled about and got clumped up.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of clumped
Adjective
  • Common staples include green tea, rice bran, sake water and rice water, alongside camellia oil and fermented extracts.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Made from fermented milk, kefir tastes like a tangy, drinkable yogurt.
    — Caitlin Beale, HEALTH, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of fermented
Adjective
  • It is made from coagulated soy milk and pressed into blocks.
    — Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 22 June 2026
  • Its origins trace back to ancient China, where cooks discovered that coagulated soy milk could be pressed into soft, protein-rich curds and cubes.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Definition of coagulated
Verb
  • A lot of it, in terms of footage, would be, like, six hours of people hanging out at dinner, getting condensed to a six-minute scene.
    — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2026
  • This conversation has been condensed, edited, and translated.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of condensed
Adjective
  • Shortening This piecrust-making standby can turn rancid over time and develop an altered taste that can ruin foods.
    — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In the pantheon of home openers in the franchise’s 39 seasons, arguably only the 108-66 opening loss to the Chicago Bulls in 2006 — one that came on the heels of the franchise’s 2006 championship — felt more rancid.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of rancid

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“Curdled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdled. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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