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congeal

/kənˈd͡ʒiːl/

congeal verb: to change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.

Verb

congeal (third-person singular simple present congeals, present participle congealing, simple past and past participle congealed)

  1. (transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
  2. (transitive) To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
    Synonyms:
    clot
  3. (transitive) To make rigid or immobile.
    • We must act before opposition to our plans congeals.
  4. (intransitive) To become congealed, solidify.

congeal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

congeal in Hindi

to congeal, coagulate
फाड़ना phāṛnā

congeal in Tamil

to become congealed, solidify
இறுகு iṟuku

congeal in Marathi

to congeal
थिजणे thijṇe, जमणे jamṇe

congeal in Urdu

جکڑ جانا, جمنا, باندھنا, جمانا
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congeal in Malayalam
കട്ടപിടിക്കുക, ഘനീഭവിക്കുക, മരവിപ്പിക്കുക
congeal in Kannada
ಪೆಪ್ಪಿಡು, ಹೆಪ್ಪಿಡು, ಹೆಪ್ಪುಗೊಳ್ಳು, ಹೆಪ್ಪುಗಟ್ಟು

Examples of congeal in a sentence

  • Why may this hyperracialized identity have congealed in the late colonial period?
  • The tokoroten congealed at night, and when the sun came out, it dried out.
  • The twisty, ropy kind that personifies flow – all congealed motion – is called pahoehoe.

All 16 example sentences with congeal

Synonyms of congeal

Forms of congeal

third-person singular presentcongeals
present participlecongealing
past participlecongealed
pastcongealed

Origin of congeal

From Middle English congelen, from Middle French congeler, from Latin congelare, cognate with Portuguese and Spanish congelar.

Words formed from congeal

Words that rhyme with congeal

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Questions about congeal

What does congeal mean?
Congeal means to change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
What is congeal in Hindi?
Congeal in Hindi is फाड़ना (phāṛnā). See Congeal meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is congeal?
Congeal is a verb.
How do you pronounce congeal?
Congeal is pronounced /kənˈd͡ʒiːl/.
What is the past tense of congeal?
The past tense of congeal is congealed.

Words near congeal in the dictionary

  1. Congazcicul de Sus
  2. Congdon
  3. Congdons
  4. conge
  5. congeable
  6. congeal
  7. congealability
  8. congealable
  9. congealableness
  10. congealation
  11. congealations

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: congeal (page history and authors); फाड़ना (Hindi) (page history and authors); जमणे (Marathi) (page history and authors); congeal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); congeal (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); congeal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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