- curdle one's blood
- idi curdle one's blood, to fill one with horror or fear
From formal English to slang. 2014.
curdle one's blood
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make one's blood curdle — ► make one s blood curdle fill one with horror. Main Entry: ↑curdle … English terms dictionary
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
curdle — ► VERB ▪ separate or cause to separate into curds or lumps. ● make one s blood curdle Cf. ↑make one s blood curdle … English terms dictionary
make one's blood curdle — fill one with horror. → curdle … English new terms dictionary
make one's blood curdle — fill one with horror … Useful english 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 (with reference to a liquid) separate or cause to separate into solid and liquid parts. Phrases make one s blood curdle fill one with horror. Derivatives curdler noun Origin C16: frequentative of obs. curd congeal … English new terms dictionary
curdle — v.tr. & intr. make into or become curds; congeal. Phrases and idioms: make one s blood curdle fill one with horror. Derivatives: curdler n. Etymology: frequent. form of CURD (as verb) … Useful english dictionary
frighten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To strike with fear] Syn. scare, alarm, terrify, daunt, dismay, cow, terrorize, shock, startle, dishearten, abash, dispirit, throw into a fright, raise apprehension, intimidate, deter, threaten, prey on the mind, badger,… … English dictionary for students
terrify — v terrorize, fill with terror, consternate, Chiefly Scot. fley, Archaic. affright; scare to death, Sl. scare stiff, Inf. scare or frighten out of one s wits or senses; stun, paralyze, petrify, freeze, strike dumb, put one s heart in one s mouth;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
