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CURDLES
Verb
curdles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curdle
Anagrams
• Sculder, crudles, scudler
Source: Wiktionary
CURDLE
Cur"dle (kr"d'l), v. i. Etym: [From Curd.] [Sometimes written crudle and cruddle.]
1. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle. Thomson.
2. To thicken; to congeal. Then Mary could feel her heart's blood curdle cold. Southey.
Cur"dle, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Curdled (-d'ld); p.pr. & vb. n. Curdling (-dlng).]
1. To change into curd; to cause to coagulate. "To curdle whites of eggs" Boyle.
2. To congeal or thicken. My chill blood is curdled in my veins. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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