congealed; congealing; congeals
1
: to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
The cold congealed the water into ice.
2
: to make viscid or curdled : coagulate
3
: to make rigid, fixed, or immobile
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
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The presumption that this administration was indirectly responsible for the deaths in Texas soon congealed into a consensus in online forums.
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The Editors, National Review, 7 July 2025
But a match that leaves the crowd cold will congeal before your eyes.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
The old Whig virtuoso Thurlow Weed, unable to stand the pace of change, drifted toward reaction and irrelevance, while Edwin Stanton, a careerist Democratic lawyer until 1861, congealed into a militant and relentless secretary of war.
—Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
In the adjacent living room, the remains of a lobster dinner were congealing.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 7 July 2025
But a match that leaves the crowd cold will congeal before your eyes.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
The old Whig virtuoso Thurlow Weed, unable to stand the pace of change, drifted toward reaction and irrelevance, while Edwin Stanton, a careerist Democratic lawyer until 1861, congealed into a militant and relentless secretary of war.
—Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
In the adjacent living room, the remains of a lobster dinner were congealing.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for congeal
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“Congeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congeal. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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congeal
verb
con·geal
kən-ˈjē(ə)l 
1
: to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
2
: to make or become stiff, thick, or lumpy : coagulate
Medical Definition
congeal
transitive verb
con·geal
kən-ˈjē(ə)l
1
: to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
2
: to make viscid or curdled : coagulate
: to become congealed
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