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• blood´cur´dling|ly — blood|cur|dling «BLUHD KUR dlihng», adjective. terrifying; horrible: »a bloodcurdling shriek. He told a bloodcurdling story about a haunted house. –blood´cur´dling|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• blood|cur|dling — «BLUHD KUR dlihng», adjective. terrifying; horrible: »a bloodcurdling shriek. He told a bloodcurdling story about a haunted house. –blood´cur´dling|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• cur|dle — «KUR duhl», transitive verb, intransitive verb, dled, dling. 1. to form into curds; coagulate: »Milk curdles when kept too long in a warm place. 2. to thicken. ● ↑curdle the blood, ╂[ curd, verb + le ( …   Useful english dictionary

• bloodcurdling — blood•cur•dling [[t]ˈblʌdˌkɜrd lɪŋ, ˌkɜr dl ɪŋ[/t]] adj. arousing terror • Etymology: 1930–35 blood′cur dler, n. blood′cur dling•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• bloodcurdling — blood|cur|dling [ˈblʌdˌkə:dlıŋ US ə:r ] adj extremely frightening ▪ a bloodcurdling scream …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bloodcurdling — blood|cur|dling [ blʌd,kɜrdlıŋ ] adjective making you feel very frightened: a bloodcurdling scream a bloodcurdling tale …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• curdle — cur•dle [[t]ˈkɜr dl[/t]] v. t. v. i. dled, dling 1) to change into curd; coagulate 2) to spoil; turn sour or bad • curdle one s blood Etymology: 1580–90; curd+ le cur′dler, n …   From formal English to slang