curd

verb

Definition of curdnext
as in to curdle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curd
  1. curdle
  2. clump
  3. gum
  4. thicken
  5. cake
Verb
  • But their chemistry begins to curdle when she is terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
  • While a 70 percent drop would immediately signify audience sentiment around the movie has curdled and is impacting word-of-mouth buzz to keep people away from theaters.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of curdle
Verb
  • The pre-grated kind sold in containers will clump in the sauce, ruining the creamy and smooth texture.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The buildable formula won’t clump, flake or smudge.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of clump
Verb
  • But years of cheese consumption had apparently led to tiny bits of cheese getting down into the mechanism and gumming it up something terrible.
    — Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The maneuver eliminates vehicles stacking up in the middle of the main road at the intersection itself, which can often result in turning vehicles sitting through more than one light cycle and spilling over into the through lanes, gumming up the entire roadway.
    — John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of gum
Verb
  • Flour: Flour helps thicken and bind the pineapple and sugar mixture at the bottom of the dish.
    — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Moisturizers and serums infused with niacinamide can help thicken the skin barrier, decrease redness and soften fine lines and wrinkles, says Dr. Joshua Tournas, a dermatologist with Banner Health.
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of thicken
Verb
  • Equipment also includes a device to eliminate pesky lunar dusk, which has caked spacesuits and equipment in earlier lunar visits.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Blush is Life is light, airy, and definitely doesn't cake or settle into texture like other powder blushes tend to do.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 23 Jan. 2025
Definition of cake
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