- curdle the blood
- phrasal
: to fill with horror
his account fairly curdled my blood
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
curdle the blood
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curdle the blood — congeal the blood, clot blood, terrify, scare very much … English contemporary dictionary
curdle — [c]/ˈkɜdl / (say kerdl) verb (curdled, curdling) –verb (t) 1. to change into curd. –verb (i) 2. to coagulate; congeal. –phrase 3. curdle the blood, to terrify with horror or fear. {frequentative of curd} …
blood-curdling — also bloodcurdling, 1817, from BLOOD (Cf. blood) + prp. of CURDLE (Cf. curdle). Also formerly with a noun form, bloodcurdler incident which freezes the blood, especially sensational story, 1877, slang; also in use in this sense was blood freezer… … Etymology dictionary
curdle — curdler, n. /kerr dl/, v.t., v.i., curdled, curdling. 1. to change into curd; coagulate; congeal. 2. to spoil; turn sour. 3. to go wrong; turn bad or fail: Their friendship began to curdle as soon as they became business rivals. 4. curdle the or… … Universalium
curdle — verb /ˈkɜː.dəl,ˈkɝ.dəl/ a) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk) Too much lemon will curdle the milk in your tea. b) To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold … Wiktionary
curdle — (v.) 1630s (earlier crudle, 1580s), to thicken, cause to congeal, frequentative of curd (v.) to make into curd (late 14c.; see CURD (Cf. curd)). Of blood, in figurative sense to inspire horror from c.1600. Related: Curdled (1590); curdling… … Etymology dictionary
The Dragonbone Chair — infobox Book | name = The Dragonbone Chair title orig = translator = image caption = US Hardcover Edition author = Tad Williams cover artist = Michael Whelan country = United States language = English series = Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn genre =… … Wikipedia
make someone's blood curdle — (or make someone s blood run cold) : to cause someone to be very afraid or disgusted The horrible news made our blood run cold. a ghost story that will make your blood curdle The mere sight of a cockroach makes my blood curdle. • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
make your blood curdle — phrase to shock or frighten you very much He told stories about life in the army that would make your blood curdle. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym to make someone feel shocked or surprisedsynonym Main entry: curdle … Useful english dictionary
make your blood curdle — to shock or frighten you very much He told stories about life in the army that would make your blood curdle … English dictionary
