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as in fermentation

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verb

present participle of curdle
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as in souring

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as in clumping

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Recent Examples of curdling
Noun
When the ale has boiled, pour over the eggs very slowly at first to prevent curdling, then pour backwards and forwards until the mixture appears all alike and smooth. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026 Always add shredded cheese off the heat to prevent curdling or graininess. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026 Charles’ pack of dogs incessantly barked blood curdling screams. — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026 Six Flags Magic Mountain will fill the summer, fall and winter seasons in 2026 with an entertaining mix of Superman and Harley Quinn, Oktoberfest beers and Bavarian pretzels, killer clowns and blood curdling screams and Santa Claus and faux snow. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 31 Dec. 2025 Blood curdling screams and chains scraping against the ground can be heard throughout the prison. — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025 The organizers counted down through their bullhorn and the few dozen people let out blood-curdling screams. — Dominick Williams august 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdling
  1. fermentation
  2. souring
  3. clumping
  4. disintegration
  5. condensing
  6. freezing
Noun
  • Instead of relying solely on natural extracts, Reome works with biotech labs to recreate botanical molecules through processes like fermentation or plant cell cultures.
    — Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Next door, the fermentation lab smelled earthy, sharp, and alive.
    — Alicia Erickson, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of fermentation
Verb
  • The recent rise in Treasury yields has put upward pressure on mortgage rates, in turn souring expectations for the housing market and curbing refinancing activity.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The mix-up may have contributed to souring the communication between the legal teams of the companies, whose relationship appears to be increasingly frayed.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 15 July 2026
Definition of souring
Verb
  • This also removes excess starch, keeping the pasta from clumping together.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 26 June 2026
  • The drug is designed to rapidly block platelets from clumping and restricting blood flow, lessening the adverse outcomes of a heart attack.
    — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Definition of clumping
Noun
  • Marvel’s most ambitious crossover event and most ambitious disintegration of said crossover event, Infinity War delivers in both devastating and groundbreaking fashion.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • His employer, the Seattle Mariners, was dealing with financial uncertainty following the disintegration of their regional sports network.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of disintegration
Verb
  • However, even before the cancelation, there was speculation that the LA Jazz Festival was in trouble after organizers quietly started condensing the fest’s events, which was initially supposed to run from August 7 to August 23.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
  • There are many ways to get powerful Pals in Palworld, whether that’s condensing them for extra stars or a whole, whole lot of RNG breeding.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of condensing
Verb
  • The city is eliminating 51 positions and freezing 91 positions for half the year and 29 positions for the full year.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In 2024, there were more than 39,000 egg retrieval or freezing cycles in the United States, up from 6,090 in 2014.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of freezing

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