cruddle

cruddle
Curdle Cur"dle (k[^u]r"d'l), v. i. [From {Curd}.] [Sometimes written {crudle} and {cruddle}.] 1. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]

2. To thicken; to congeal. [1913 Webster]

Then Mary could feel her heart's blood curdle cold. --Southey. [1913 Webster]


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  • Cruddle — Crud dle ( d l), v. i. To curdle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] See how thy blood cruddles at this. Bea? & FL. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cruddle — ˈkrədəl, ru̇d verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: freq. of crud (II) dialect : curdle * * * cruddˈle transitive verb and intransitive verb (Spenser …   Useful english dictionary

  • cruddle — crud·dle …   English syllables

  • croodle — croo dle (kr[=oo] d l), v. i. [Cf. {Cruddle}, {Crudle}.] 1. To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. Forby. [1913 Webster] A dove to fly home to her nest and croodle …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crudle — Curdle Cur dle (k[^u]r d l), v. i. [From {Curd}.] [Sometimes written {crudle} and {cruddle}.] 1. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle. Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. To thicken; to congeal. [1913 Webster] Then Mary… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crudle — Cru dle ( d l), v. i. See {Cruddle}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Curdle — Cur dle (k[^u]r d l), v. i. [From {Curd}.] [Sometimes written {crudle} and {cruddle}.] 1. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle. Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. To thicken; to congeal. [1913 Webster] Then Mary could feel… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crowdle — crowdle, cruddle dial. var. of croodle v.2 …   Useful english dictionary

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