curdle
verb [I or T] /ˈkɜː.dl̩/
/ˈkɝː-/ Definition
› If a liquid curdles, or you curdle it, it gets thicker and develops lumps.Not pleasant to eat or drinkCookery terms
(Definition of curdle verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) tough as old boots idiom
- bad adjective (DECAYED)
- bitter adjective (TASTE)
- bitterness noun (TASTE)
- bland adjective
- chewy adjective
- go off phrasal verb (STOP WORKING)
- high adjective (BAD)
- mouldy adjective (HAVING MOULD)
- overripe adjective
- pappy adjective (FOOD)
- pigswill noun
- rancid adjective
- sour adjective (TASTE)
- stodgy adjective (FOOD)
- swim verb (MOVE IN WATER)
- tasteless adjective (NO FLAVOUR)
- tough adjective (FOOD)
- undercook verb
- underdone adjective
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