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

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

It plays well with acid, doesn't curdle and gives great flavor and texture.

From Salon • May 23, 2022

But the good will was never unanimous, and it did not take long for the compassion and idealism of the initial response to curdle into anger and resentment.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022

It hadn’t taken long for a nasty feeling to curdle in his belly, and a day later, it had continued to linger.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray