congeal

[US]/kənˈdʒiːl/
[UK]/kənˈdʒiːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to solidify or coagulate
vt. to cause to solidify or freeze

Phrases & Collocations

congealed blood

congealed fat

congealed liquid

Example Sentences

the blood had congealed into blobs.

Water congeals into ice.

Ice is congealed water.

water congealing into ice;

Water congeals to ice.

Blood congeals to form a clot.

the ballet failed to congeal as a single oeuvre.

Gear lubricants may congeal and channel in cold weather.

The oil at last is congealed into a white fat.

Although man has the ability to befoul your clean face,you can still congeal with your pure heart,sparkling marvellously.

So-called cupholder cuisine ranges from cereal bars with the milk congealed inside to the new "crunch wrap" — Taco Bell's answer to the age-old leaky taco problem.

Real-world Examples

The main ballast tanks were filled with the water that hadn't yet congealed at our line of flotation.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

These opposing spins prevent two hurricanes from congealing into a super hurricane.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2020 Compilation

Checking out our yolk, it's congealed, it's gone a bit bitty.

Source: Gourmet Base

Ice floes were increasing over the open water. The sea was starting to congeal everywhere.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Harry hastily dropped his gaze to his potion, which was now congealing foully and giving off a strong smell of burned rubber.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

That's what I'm feeling right now. Yeah, I congealing. Everything inside me is congealing.

Source: Global Food Tasting (Irish Accent)

The chicken grew cold, the gravy congealing in its boat.

Source: Me Before You

And then it quickly seizes or congeals into that rubbery texture.

Source: Kitchen Deliciousness Competition

The food had congealed into a sticky mass.

Source: Langman OCLM-01 words

Just a moment ago, I had a minor epiphany regarding the polymer degradation phenomenon while scraping congealed nachos off a plate.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

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