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What does curdle mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word curdle? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
  2. (transitive) To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)
  3. (transitive) To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly
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If at any point the sauce starts to go grainy and curdle, then add a tiny splash of boiling water from the kettle.
The guide explained they add rennet, an enzyme from the stomach of calves, which causes the milk to curdle.
She also had a temper that could strip paint and curdle milk, but her humour made up for that.
His growl is impressively rabid, and his bark could curdle a bowl of milk at 20 paces.
She's coy enough to curdle butter, looking up at him from under her lashes.
If the tub can be left for a decent period of time in direct sunlight, so the cream begins to separate and curdle, all the better.

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