# curdle

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɜː.dəl/ · frequency rank #92,506

## Definitions
1. To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
2. To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)
3. To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly.

## Etymology
Metathesis of earlier dialectal cruddle, crudle, equivalent to curd + -le (frequentative suffix).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/curdle