curdle
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The phrase “more modern ways of thinking” may curdle the blood of the reader, who may brace for Ms. Lutz to inculpate her subject in matters of race, class and gender.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
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
But I think that people think sometimes you'd be like, 'Oh, cream and citrus together, it going to curdle?'
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2024
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
His voice, the one that used to make me melt, sounded like it could curdle cream.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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