curdled; curdling
ˈkərd-liŋ 
ˈkər-dᵊl-iŋ
Examples of curdle in a Sentence
Too much heat will make the custard curdle.
Too much heat will curdle the custard.
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Reddit is surging at a time when much of the rest of the social web has curdled.
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Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
As the seasons wore on, PSG’s upstart charm curdled into bloated self-parody.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The same qualities that attract residents to small communities – a sense of trust that can come from knowing everyone in town – sometimes curdle into hushing up questions about concerning practices.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Right as romantic comedies were curdling at the box office, Adams made one of the genre’s all-time stinkers.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
As the seasons wore on, PSG’s upstart charm curdled into bloated self-parody.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The same qualities that attract residents to small communities – a sense of trust that can come from knowing everyone in town – sometimes curdle into hushing up questions about concerning practices.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Right as romantic comedies were curdling at the box office, Adams made one of the genre’s all-time stinkers.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for curdle
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“Curdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curdle. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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