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MWhair trigger

hair trigger

Flag: gbEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

aria-level='2'>Examples
  • //Too much heat will make the custard curdle.
  • //Too much heat will curdle the custard.
First Known Use
1585, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
History and Etymology
metathetic variant of cruddle, crudle, frequentative of crud entry 2
curdle