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Synonyms for curdle

Most common

coagulate clabber sour curd thicken condense lopper

All synonyms

Verb

1. Coagulate

coagulate, clot, clabber

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)

    Too much lemon will curdle the milk in your tea.

Related words

Word family
curdled

Forms

Past participle
curdled
e.g. curdled → coagulated, clotted, clabbered, curded…

Example sentences

  • coagulate The blood started to coagulate.
  • sour Those grapes look sweet, but in fact they're sour.
  • curd Fold the egg whites into the lemon curd.
  • thicken Ziri saw the smoke thicken from that direction.
  • condense It's hard to condense this into a short article.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
curdlerising
coagulatefalling
clabbersteady
sourrising
curdfalling
thickenrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
sour2, clot1, curd1
6 letters
lopper
7 letters
thicken2, clabber
8 letters
condense2
9 letters
coagulate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sour2 = 2 syllables).

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