curdle
verb (used with or without object)
to change into curd; coagulate; congeal.
have curdled
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present perfectof curdle.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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In the wrong directorial hands, this sort of intervention could easily have curdled into sentimentality.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
As for the fitness rings and challenges that started this whole mess, I sometimes fear the Apple Watch’s support and encouragement have curdled into something controlling, even torturous.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2021
Rather, they’re interested in systems that have curdled into solipsism and self-parody.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2019
Their acts may have curdled in recent years, but Carr and Boyle started life as skilled provocateurs, playing at being unpleasant, needling at the margins of the acceptable.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2013
‘Then I forgive you. But I saw her some time ago, driving a pony-trap towards Bywater with a face that would have curdled new milk.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
