curdle

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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

As co-written by Baumbach and Emily Mortimer, the reunion between the two former acting buddies starts warm but quickly begins to curdle.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

You must go slowly so cream does not curdle.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2023

This kind of comparison can curdle people’s relationships to one another — and to their own jobs.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2022

“Ugh," she exclaimed, "that sour face of hers will curdle my food.”

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare