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.
congealing
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present participleof congeal.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Its sensibility was shaped by a CD Mattingly grew up with that featured the Tahitian Choir: “this glorious, polyphonic, joyous sound,” he said, “that’s moving around itself and congealing and drifting apart.”
From New York Times ● May 15, 2023
And multiple stacks of pizza boxes, their cooling, congealing slices triggering Logan into one of the mini-tirades his character is famous for.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2023
There was a slackening of air, a sense of the day congealing.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2020
Artists are still getting themselves organized, shows are still congealing and some curators are probably still scratching their heads.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2020
A plate covered in congealing chicken wing bones sat on his lap.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
