different between curdle vs nurdle

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k??.d?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?.d?l/
• Rhymes: -??(r)d?l

Verb

curdle (third-person singular simple present curdles, present participle curdling, simple past and past participle curdled)

1. (transitive, intransitive) 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.

2. (transitive, intransitive) To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)
3. (transitive) To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly

Derived terms

• blood-curdling
• curdled

Translations

Anagrams

• crudle, curled

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)d?l

Verb

nurdle (third-person singular simple present nurdles, present participle nurdling, simple past and past participle nurdled)

1. (cricket) To score runs by gently nudging the ball into vacant areas of the field.
2. (conversation) To gently waffle or muse on a subject which one clearly knows little about.

Noun

nurdle (plural nurdles)

1. (cricket) Such a shot.
2. A cylindrical shaped pre-production plastic pellet used in manufacturing and packaging.
3. A blob of toothpaste shaped like a wave, often depicted on toothpaste packaging.

References

Anagrams

• Rundle, lurden, nurled, rundel, rundle