2. To congeal or thicken.
[1913 Webster]
My chill blood is curdled in my veins. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Curdling — In cookery, curdling is the breaking of an emulsion or colloid into large parts of different composition through the physico chemical processes of flocculation, creaming, and coalescence. Curdling is intentional and desirable in making cheese and … Wikipedia
curdling — n. clotting, process of forming moderately solid lumps in a liquid; phase in manufacturing of cheese when casein is clotted by rennet or acid activity cur·dle || kÉœËdl v. coagulate, congeal; freeze; go sour, turn into curd … English contemporary dictionary
curdling — noun the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid • Syn: ↑clotting, ↑coagulation • Derivationally related forms: ↑coagulate (for: ↑coagulation), ↑clot (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
blood-curdling — ▶ adjective TERRIFYING, frightening, spine chilling, chilling, hair raising, horrifying, alarming; eerie, sinister, horrible; Scottish eldritch; informal scary. * * * ˈblood curdling [blood curdling … Useful english dictionary
blood-curdling — also bloodcurdling ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A blood curdling sound or story is very frightening and horrible. Scottish history has its share of blood curdling tales. ... a bloodcurdling battle cry … English dictionary
blood-curdling — adj. Blood curdling is used with these nouns: ↑shriek … Collocations dictionary
blood-curdling — also bloodcurdling, 1817, from BLOOD (Cf. blood) + prp. of CURDLE (Cf. curdle). Also formerly with a noun form, bloodcurdler incident which freezes the blood, especially sensational story, 1877, slang; also in use in this sense was blood freezer… … Etymology dictionary
blood-curdling — adjective a blood curdling scream Syn: terrifying, frightening, bone chilling, spine tingling, chilling, hair raising, horrifying, alarming; eerie, sinister, horrible; informal spooky … Thesaurus of popular words
blood-curdling — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ horrifying; very frightening … English terms dictionary
blood-curdling scream — scream which is frightening, scream of horror … English contemporary dictionary
