English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "stamp" is die proses om 'n vloeistof in vaste of halfvaste massas te skei of te stol, dikwels deur die werking van hitte of suur. Dit kan natuurlik voorkom in sommige kosse soos melk, wat kan stulp wanneer dit bederf of wanneer 'n suur soos suurlemoensap daarby gevoeg word. In 'n breër sin kan die term "stamp" ook gebruik word om enige situasie te beskryf wat intense vrees, walging of weersin by 'n persoon veroorsaak, asof hul bloed in wrongel verander. Byvoorbeeld, iemand kan sê dat 'n gruwelfliek 'n "stollende effek" op hulle gehad het, of dat die nuus van 'n verskriklike tragedie "op hul maag gekrom het."

Synonyms

  1. clotting
  2. coagulation

Sentence Examples

  1. How often did he shrink with curdling awe at the sound of his own steps on the frosty crust beneath his feet and dread to look over his shoulder, lest he should behold some uncouth being tramping close behind him!
  2. This time, with a curdling feeling in my belly, I do.
  3. They who heard it listened with a curdling horror at the heart, little inferior to that dread which may be expected to attend the blasts of the final summons.