curdle
Example Sentences
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Jason turned off the stove, frustrated that the mixture had curdled again.
From Literature
Hilarious and incisive, the humor never draws blood, never curdles.
Slop’s face curdled up like sour milk, and he pointed a fat, hairy finger down at me.
From Literature
The national innocence had curdled since his introduction, and so the hero himself couldn’t be such an innocent figure.
A decade in New York had promised stardom; by Christmas 2016, the promise had curdled.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
