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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Curdle

/(kûr"d'l)/ · Cur·dle · IPA /ˈkɝ.dəl/
01 v. i. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle.
  1. 1.
    To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle.
  2. 2.
    To thicken; to congeal.
    “Then Mary could feel her heart's blood curdle cold.” — Southey.
02 v. t. To change into curd; to cause to coagulate.
imp. & p. p. Curdled; p. pr. & vb. n. Curdling
  1. 1.
    To change into curd; to cause to coagulate.
  2. 2.
    To congeal or thicken.
    “My chill blood is curdled in my veins.” — Dryden.