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liquescing

liquescing is the present participle and gerund of liquesce.

Meaning of liquesce

Verb

liquesce (third-person singular simple present liquesces, present participle liquescing, simple past and past participle liquesced)

  1. (intransitive) To become a liquid; to liquefy.
    • It is, of course, the nature of the London fog to descend and liquesce at its own whim. Merely two hours later, Waterloo-bridge presented an entirely different scene.2011, James McCreet, The Thieves' Labyrinth
  2. (figuratively) to become more like a liquid
    • At many points notes liquesce like the liquid letters, so that the interval from one note to another is begun with a smooth glide and does not appear to have a stopping place en route.2009, Iain Fenlon, Early Music History: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Music

Questions about liquescing

What is liquescing the present participle and gerund of?
Liquescing is the present participle and gerund of liquesce.

Words near liquescing in the dictionary

  1. liquescencies
  2. liquescency
  3. liquescent
  4. liquescently
  5. liquesces
  6. liquescing
  7. liqueur
  8. liqueur wine
  9. liqueur wines
  10. liqueured
  11. liqueuring

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