| VERB | change | curdle, clabber, clot | turn into curds |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | curdle | go bad or sour | |
| change | curdle | turn from a liquid / liquid to a solid mass |
| Meaning | Turn into curds. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "curdled milk" | |
| Synonyms | clabber, clot | |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | homogenize, homogenise | Become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing |
| homogenize, homogenise | Break up the fat globules of | |
| Spanish | cuajar | |
| Catalan | prendre, quallar | |
| Nouns | curdling | the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid / liquid |
| Meaning | go bad or sour. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The milk curdled" | |
| Broader | spoil, go bad | Become unfit for consumption or use |
| Spanish | cuajarse, pasarse | |
| Catalan | passar-se | |
| Nouns | curdling | the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid / liquid |
| Meaning | Turn from a liquid / liquid to a solid mass. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "his blood curdled" | |
| Broader | clot, coagulate | change from a liquid / liquid to a thickened or solid state |
| Catalan | quallar | |
| Nouns | curdling | the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid / liquid |
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