curdle
verb (used with or without object)
to change into curd; coagulate; congeal.
has curdled
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present perfectof curdle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Against him stand those who think Britain's hostility to cooling has curdled into a type of masochism.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Whey is a byproduct of cheese-making, left over after milk has curdled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Colombian writer-director Simón Mesa Soto’s acutely observed Cannes-recognized “A Poet” lays bare that torment with the tale of a has-been writer for whom exquisite suffering has curdled into garden-variety middle-age failure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
Even as investor sentiment has curdled, TD Cowen believes a sustained appetite for data-center spending could cause Vertiv’s customer orders to accelerate as soon as the fourth quarter.
From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025
The largest has curdled into a pillar like the cloud of tephra and ash and steam that billows atop an erupting volcano.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
