congeal

verb

kən-ˈjēl How to pronounce congeal (audio)
Definition of congealnext
1
as in to freeze
to become physically firm or solid the surface of the pond congealed after several days of frigid temperatures

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2
as in to gel
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly the gravy had already started to congeal by the time the waiter served our dinners

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Recent Examples of congeal Anti-Chinese sentiment is starting to congeal into concrete pushback. — Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2022 For example, William of Auvergne, who served as bishop of Paris in the thirteenth century, described the need to convert fleeting passions such as love and joy into lasting dispositions—and to avoid allowing hate, pain, or anger to congeal similarly. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 25 Nov. 2024 The film dramatically recreates many terrifyingly visceral details of war: blood congealing on faces facing a campfire, birds devouring the eyes of a corpse, a woman walking into a fire that would consume her. — Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Some thunderstorms may initially develop separately from one another only to ultimately congeal and form powerful lines that deliver greater wind damage. — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 26 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for congeal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congeal
  1. freeze
  2. gel
  3. harden
  4. stiffen
  5. coagulate
  6. jell
Verb
  • By strategically freezing non-essential backfills, organizations can achieve substantial cost savings while reducing workforce size without triggering the cultural fallout that layoffs so often bring.
    — Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The recent frenzy in the Trump Administration to dismantle the federal government has resulted in some VAWA funds being frozen.
    — Sarah Lustbader, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of freeze
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  • Let the mixture sit overnight in the fridge—the seeds will gel and expand into a pudding-like consistency.
    — Devineé Lingo, M.S., Health, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The endgame manages to gel the best parts of Split Fiction together and delivers a showstopping, genre-fusing, radical evolution of everything that comes before it.
    — Kyle Wilson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of gel
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  • Select and prepare the planting location while the plants are hardening off.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Three years of conflict will have only hardened that sentiment – yet the U.S., under Trump’s leadership, looks increasingly willing to let Putin off the hook.
    — Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of harden
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  • After a second quarter defensive letdown, the Heat stiffened against a team that leads the league in points per 100 possessions, at 122.4.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Exercise Too much sitting can cause muscles to stiffen, and moving around more can help ease aches and pains.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of stiffen
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  • Still, blood’s habit of coagulating, so useful in the body, proved a challenge outside of it: within a few minutes of beginning a transfusion, clots would gum up the needles and tubes, seriously limiting the quantity of blood that could be moved from person to person.
    — Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Her husband’s samples had arrived there coagulated and useless.
    — John Carreyrou, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Definition of coagulate
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  • But the combination of Metcalf and Pickens will be a nightmare for opposing secondaries, so long as Pickens can jell with the more proven wideout.
    — Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Context: While Jokić's monster numbers are crucial, Denver's overall chemistry appears to have jelled over the past two months.
    — Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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