cur
dle
Third Person
curdles
Present Participle
curdling
Past Tense
curdled
Past Participle
curdled
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to cause or undergo the separation of a liquid, often milk, into solid curds
- Adding lemon juice to warm milk will curdle it, resulting in the formation of cheese curds.
- Be careful not to let the soup boil vigorously, as it may curdle due to the high heat.
- The recipe calls for buttermilk to curdle with baking soda, creating a light and fluffy texture in the pancakes.
- If the custard starts to curdle while cooking, immediately remove it from the heat and whisk vigorously to salvage the texture.
- The chef accidentally curdled the sauce by adding the lemon juice too quickly, but was able to salvage it by straining out the curds.
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to become sour or turn into curds, often due to the action of acid or bacterial fermentation
- The milk will curdle if it’s left out of the fridge for too long.
- The cream began to curdle when it was heated too quickly.
- Adding lemon juice to the soup caused it to curdle and spoil.
- The recipe warned that the batter might curdle if the eggs were too cold.
- The old yogurt had curdled, showing signs of having gone bad.