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.
congeals
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present tense formof congeal (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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By episode 2, it congeals into something like a coherent picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Food is an organic compound: it congeals, runs, discolors and oxidizes over time and because of the conditions in the kitchen you’re shooting in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
“Myanmar Diaries” is the rare work that captures the now of a historical upheaval, pleading to us to pay attention before a brutal present congeals into the past and determines the future.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
To save money they might turn machines off when they are empty - meaning any residue goes bad or congeals in the system.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2021
The blood congeals into a long, red terrycloth rectangle.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
