"curdling" in the noun sense
1. curdling, clotting, coagulation
the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
"curdling" in the verb sense
1. curdle, clabber, clot
turn into curds
"curdled milk"
2. curdle
go bad or sour
"The milk curdled"
3. curdle
turn from a liquid to a solid mass
"his blood curdled"
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