curdle
Example Sentences
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Piercing and horrible, the screaming is pitched to curdle the listener’s blood but not, in this instance, to overwhelm the voice of the narrator.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
You must go slowly so cream does not curdle.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2023
But his father declined the offer, and Cuenci’s voice began to curdle under the influence of puberty.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022
Don’t be concerned if it starts to curdle — that’s normal.
From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2022
Tina shrieks loud enough to curdle the blood of a ghost.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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