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Meaning of "curdle" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CURDLE

(Crudled, past participle): from curd.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CURDLE

curdle  [ˈkɜːdəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CURDLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Curdle is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb curdle in English.

WHAT DOES CURDLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

curdle

Curdling

In cookery, curdling is the breaking of an emulsion or colloid into large parts of different composition through the physico-chemical processes of flocculation, creaming, and coalescence. Curdling is intentional and desirable in making cheese and tofu; unintentional and undesirable in making sauces and custards.

Definition of curdle in the English dictionary

The definition of curdle in the dictionary is to turn or cause to turn into curd.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CURDLE

PRESENT

Present
I curdle
you curdle
he/she/it curdles
we curdle
you curdle
they curdle
Present continuous
I am curdling
you are curdling
he/she/it is curdling
we are curdling
you are curdling
they are curdling
Present perfect
I have curdled
you have curdled
he/she/it has curdled
we have curdled
you have curdled
they have curdled
Present perfect continuous
I have been curdling
you have been curdling
he/she/it has been curdling
we have been curdling
you have been curdling
they have been curdling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I curdled
you curdled
he/she/it curdled
we curdled
you curdled
they curdled
Past continuous
I was curdling
you were curdling
he/she/it was curdling
we were curdling
you were curdling
they were curdling
Past perfect
I had curdled
you had curdled
he/she/it had curdled
we had curdled
you had curdled
they had curdled
Past perfect continuous
I had been curdling
you had been curdling
he/she/it had been curdling
we had been curdling
you had been curdling
they had been curdling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will curdle
you will curdle
he/she/it will curdle
we will curdle
you will curdle
they will curdle
Future continuous
I will be curdling
you will be curdling
he/she/it will be curdling
we will be curdling
you will be curdling
they will be curdling
Future perfect
I will have curdled
you will have curdled
he/she/it will have curdled
we will have curdled
you will have curdled
they will have curdled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been curdling
you will have been curdling
he/she/it will have been curdling
we will have been curdling
you will have been curdling
they will have been curdling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would curdle
you would curdle
he/she/it would curdle
we would curdle
you would curdle
they would curdle
Conditional continuous
I would be curdling
you would be curdling
he/she/it would be curdling
we would be curdling
you would be curdling
they would be curdling
Conditional perfect
I would have curdle
you would have curdle
he/she/it would have curdle
we would have curdle
you would have curdle
they would have curdle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been curdling
you would have been curdling
he/she/it would have been curdling
we would have been curdling
you would have been curdling
they would have been curdling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you curdle
we let´s curdle
you curdle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to curdle
Past participle
curdled
Present Participle
curdling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CURDLE


apfelstrudel
ˈæpfəlˌstruːdəl
beadle
ˈbiːdəl
bedel
ˈbiːdəl
begirdle
bɪˈɡɜːdəl
bordel
ˈbɔːdəl
caudal
ˈkɔːdəl
chordal
ˈkɔːdəl
dawdle
ˈdɔːdəl
doodle
ˈduːdəl
feodal
ˈfjuːdəl
feudal
ˈfjuːdəl
girdle
ˈɡɜːdəl
hurdle
ˈhɜːdəl
needle
ˈniːdəl
noodle
ˈnuːdəl
nurdle
ˈnɜːdəl
poodle
ˈpuːdəl
strudel
ˈstruːdəl
udal
ˈjuːdəl
Udall
ˈjuːdəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CURDLE

curbstone broker
curch
curchef
curculio
curcuma
curcumin
curd
curd cheese
curd tart
curdiness
curdle someone´s blood
curdler
curds
curdy
cure
cure-all
cured
cureless
curer
curet

WORDS THAT END LIKE CURDLE

at the fiddle
bundle
candle
cradle
cuddle
fiddle
handle
huddle
idle
kindle
middle
paddle
panty girdle
pectoral girdle
pelvic girdle
riddle
saddle
spindle
straddle
Venus´s-girdle

Synonyms and antonyms of curdle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CURDLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «curdle» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of curdle

Translation of «curdle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CURDLE

Find out the translation of curdle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of curdle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «curdle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

凝固
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuajar
570 millions of speakers

English

curdle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जमाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تخثر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свернется
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coalhar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দই দড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cailler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dadah dadih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gerinnen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

凝固させる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

간담
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Curd tart
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm đông lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தயிர் புளிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दही डाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kavurmak tart
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cagliare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

curdle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

згорнеться
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

închega
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πήζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skif
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

curdle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

curdle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of curdle

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CURDLE»

The term «curdle» is regularly used and occupies the 64.871 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CURDLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «curdle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «curdle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about curdle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURDLE»

Discover the use of curdle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to curdle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Novels and Tales of Charles Dickens: Nicholas Nickleby. ...
able appearance. Miss Snevellicci's modest double-knock was answered by a foot- boy, who, in reply to her inquiry whether Mrs. Curdle was at home, opened his eyes very wide, grinned very much, and said he didn't know, but he'd inquire.
Charles Dickens, 1854
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
"Well, Miss Snevellicci," said Mrs. Curdle, entering the parlour, " and how do you do ? " Miss Snevellicci made a graceful obeisance, and hoped Mrs. Curdle was well, as also Mr. Curdle, who at the same time appeared. Mrs. Curdle was ...
Charles Dickens, 1858
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The Novels and Tales of Charles Dickens, (Boz.).
able appearance. Mi»s Snevellicci's modest double-knock was answered by a foot- boy, who, in reply to her inquiry whether Mrs. Curdle was at home, opened his eyes very wide, grinned very much, and said he didn't know, but he'd inquire.
Charles Dickens, 1846
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby ... With a ...
186 taste in matters relating to literature and the drama ; and as to Mr. Curdle, he had written a pamphlet of sixtyfour pages, post octavo, on the character of the Nurse's deceased husband in Romeo and Juliet, with an inquiry whether he really ...
Charles Dickens, 1854
5
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby ... With a ...
taste in matters relating to literature and the drama ; and as to Mr. Curdle, he had written a pamphlet of sixtyfour pages, post octavo, on the character of the Nurse's deceased husband in Romeo and Juliet, with an inquiry whether he really had ...
Charles Dickens, 1848
6
Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a ...
Miss Snevellicci's modest double-knock was answered by a foot-boy, who, in reply to her inquiry whether Mrs. Curdle was at home, opened his eyes very wide, grinned very much, and said he didn't know, but he'd inquire. With this, he showed ...
Charles Dickens, 1867
7
Survey English Dialects
We Man Hu C. brack it, break it, bring the curd, clot, come into curd, come it, come the curd, craddle it, cradle it craddle it, criddle, criddle it, cruddle it curdle, crudit curd, curd, curd it, curd it up, go to curd, grub it, help turn it, make it come, make it  ...
Michael V. Barry, 2013
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The life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Illustrated, ...
Now, Mrs Curdle was supposed, by those who were best informed on such points , to possess quite the Londontaste in matters relatingtoliterature and thedrama; andasto MrCurdle, hehad writtena pamphlet of sixtyfour pages, post octavo, ...
Charles Dickens, 2014
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The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art
Oh! Ireally don't know what to say,” replied Mrs. Curdle. “ it's not as if the theatre was in its high and palmy days-you needn't stand, Miss SneVeIIicci-the drama is gone, perfectly gone." " As an exquisite embodiment of the poet's visions, and a ...
Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith, 1839
10
Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art
"What man indeed — upon the stage;" said Mr. Curdle, with a small reservation in favour of himself. "llamlet! Pooh! ridiculous! Hamlet is gone, perfeetly gone." Quite overcome by these dismal reflections, Mr. aed Mrs. Curdle sighed, and sat for ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CURDLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term curdle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Beat the heat this summer with spicy SWFL foods
The owner suggests bread and water and cautions against milk, which can curdle when it comes into contact with the pepper, resulting in ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»
2
Red Wine Ice Cream
Remove bean pod from pan with whipping cream and very slowly pour cream mixture into egg yolks. (If you go too fast, you will curdle the eggs.) Return mixture ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
Will Alexis say "NO" to the EU?
Now remove the garlic and add the heavy cream – remember – keep the heat at medium – you do not want to curdle the cream. Once the ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»
4
Geoffrey Smeddle recipes: Stylish summer salads
Over -whipping will cause the cream to split and curdle. 4. Add the oil in a slow, steady drizzle as if making mayonnaise, incorporating gradually ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
5
Mark Greenaway recipe: Caesar salad
The dressing will only curdle if the oil is added too quickly at the beginning. If that happens, don't panic! All you need to do is pour the mixture ... «Edinburgh Evening News, Jul 15»
6
The 20 best Spanish recipes: part 4
Heat gently but be careful not to curdle the mixture. When it thickens and just before it bubbles, remove from the heat, pour into a bowl and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
'Eden' rides a techno-sonic wave
“Eden” recognizes how the thrill of artistic freedom can curdle in the heat of the marketplace and the demands of daily life. Presented without ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Where to Experience an Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony in DC
It is bright and highly acidic: it's likely to curdle your cream if you try to add any, so enjoy it black instead. Harar beans are typically roasted dark ... «DCist.com, Jul 15»
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Cases against bloggers dominate dialogue with Singapore PM
It would have made your blood curdle.” When questions were open to the floor, the focus was again moved back on Ngerng's and Amos' cases ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
10
How to look and smell your best during the heatwave
But as inappropriate as it is, what's an even bigger foot fault is having feet ugly enough to curdle milk. Fellas, it's time to wake up to the fact that ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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