curdle

Yet the social-media scrutiny, the parasocial fans and the impossibility of meeting everyone’s hopes for you — they can curdle your spirit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

The light didn’t fade so much as curdle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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

Tina shrieks loud enough to curdle the blood of a ghost.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

Euphoria curdles into frustration as she drops her head into her hand, the realization sinking in that the finals are now out of reach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

There may be an undercurrent of gossip, like the hints of discord between Affleck and Leavitt, but nothing that curdles our mood.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025

I’ve seen it over and over in my practice: A gesture that is initially received with intense gratitude curdles into hurt or anger.

From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2025

But the sweetness curdles when Peter learns that Nicholas, who lives with Kate in Brooklyn, has been acting volatile and would prefer to move in with him.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

I imagined Abuela saying people act like that because their centers are mixed incorrectly—like a sauce that curdles from overheating.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

When Megan asked, "Whose first concert is this?" the air curdled with screams.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

A curdled mug of nostalgia for adult-size puppets leading children around candy-hued soundstage sets, “Buddy” is a horror comedy scraped from the fuzzy lining of low-rent kiddie programming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Whey is a byproduct of cheese-making, left over after milk has curdled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 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

I curdled the milk and tied the cheese cloths for the rasmalai.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani

“Admiration was quickly curdling into hostility,” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

He returned to a hometown that seemed to be developing under that same American planning influence whose reputation was curdling up north.

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2024

The tagline — “What a guy! What a lug! What a hero! What a bum!” — illustrates the tentative truce between fans and umpires that is always, inevitably, one call from curdling.

From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024

That queasy, curdling feeling has finally been conquered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

He screamed a blood curdling cry that echoed down the river.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya