curdle
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A practicing Mormon, Coppins had no previous experience with gambling but quickly learned how easily the “joyful naivete” of his initial use “could curdle into delusion and compulsion.”
From Slate • May 5, 2026
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
Pro tip: Greek yogurt tends to curdle in hot applications, so it's best to reserve it for room temperature or chilled recipes.
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2022
By now she understood that the mood in the nursery had begun to curdle, so to speak, and that the cause had something to do with her shutting of the windows.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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