congeal

verb

con·geal kən-ˈjēl

congealed; congealing; congeals

Synonyms of congeal next

transitive verb

: to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold

The cold congealed the water into ice.

: to make viscid or curdled : coagulate

: to make rigid, fixed, or immobile

intransitive verb

: to become congealed : solidify

Oil congeals at cold temperatures.

congealment

kən-ˈjēl-mənt

noun

Examples of congeal in a Sentence

The gravy began to congeal in the pan. the surface of the pond congealed after several days of frigid temperatures

Recent Examples on the Web His punctilious, every-word-counts lyricism makes your head hurt in a good way, like GZA’s Liquid Swords, Ghostface Killah’s Supreme Clientele, and RZA’s Gravediggaz work all congealed in a thrilling sonic stew. —

Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2023 This produced lactic acid, which in turn caused parts of the milk to congeal into curd. —

Douglas Girardot, Washington Post, 2 May 2023 More did fall to our northeast as storms congealed, but that’s not much help here. —

Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 16 June 2023 An otherwise decent Italian salad with Fontina and pepperoni (which has been taken off the menu since my visit) was undone by the container of dressing that had separated and congealed. —

Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023 Thanks to the series’ crafts teams, Louis and Lestat’s bond lives and dies (and lives again) according to a visually cohesive language that congeals around one thing — color. —

Hunter Ingram, Variety, 9 June 2023 Norborg eventually took over bass duties and was more into Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe, bringing an alternative approach that helped congeal the band’s songwriting. —

Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 10 May 2023 Much of the cloud of debris that cloaks younger stars congealed eons ago into the eight discrete planets, with the main remaining fields of cosmic wreckage being the rocky asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and the icy Kuiper belt beyond Neptune. —

Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 8 May 2023 And so the twins, indistinguishable by now, congeal their lives into a single entity. —

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