congeal
verb (used with or without object)
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing.
congealed
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past participleof congeal.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof congeal.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
congealverb (used with or without object)to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing.
Example Sentences
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He said he saw congealed blood higher than the water level of the bath.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The queso started fine but eventually congealed into something that approximated lukewarm paste.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
During a seven-nation polar exercise in Canada earlier this year to test equipment worth millions of dollars, the U.S. military’s all-terrain arctic vehicles broke down after 30 minutes because hydraulic fluids congealed in the cold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
These protoplanetary disks slowly congealed into planets — so slowly, in fact, that astronomers speculated all of the protoplanetary disks that once existed have since blown away.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2024
“Would you eat the congealed blood of a dead pig?”
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
