Antonyms for curdling


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kur-dl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɜr dl


Definition of curdling

Origin :
  • 1630s (earlier crudle, 1580s), "to thicken, cause to congeal," frequentative of curd (v.) "to make into curd" (late 14c.; see curd). Of blood, in figurative sense "to inspire horror" from c.1600. Related: Curdled (1590); curdling (c.1700, almost always with reference to blood, in the figurative sense).
  • As in clot : noun blockage, mass of coagulation
  • As in coagulation : noun clotting
  • As in sour : verb alienate
  • As in spoil : verb decay, turn bad
  • As in stiffen : verb make or become harder
  • As in thicken : verb set; make more dense
  • As in turn : verb become sour or tainted
  • As in gelatinize : verb coagulate
  • As in indurate : verb harden
  • As in inspissate : verb thicken
  • As in clot : verb coagulate
  • As in coagulate : verb clot
  • As in congeal : verb coagulate
  • As in decay : verb deteriorate, crumble
  • As in displease : verb make unhappy
  • As in harden : verb make or become solid
  • As in hound : verb chase, badger
Example sentences :
  • Remove from the fire at once to prevent the egg from curdling.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • The rapidity of curdling is also dependent upon the temperature of the milk.
  • Extract from : « Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition » by H. L. Russell
  • At that moment an icy thrill ran, slow and curdling, through his veins.
  • Extract from : « Falkland, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Cheese and curdling of milk are mentioned in the Book of Job.
  • Extract from : « Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present » by John Timbs
  • The alcohol prevents the foaming of the soap, the soft water the curdling.
  • Extract from : « The Progress of the Marbling Art » by Josef Halfer
  • The captive emitted a ceaseless series of blood- curdling roars.
  • Extract from : « Autobiography of a YOGI » by Paramhansa Yogananda
  • The rapidity of the curdling is dependent upon the acidity of the milk.
  • Extract from : « Outlines of dairy bacteriology » by H. L. Russell
  • It covered the track like a red blood-clot, and ran off sizzling, and curdling in the sand.
  • Extract from : « Steel » by Charles Rumford Walker
  • After this period has elapsed, active growth begins and continues more or less rapidly until after curdling.
  • Extract from : « Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition » by H. L. Russell
  • If a pinch of soda is used in asparagus soup, there is less danger of the curdling that sometimes occurs.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Synonyms for curdling

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