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)
- 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
- 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.
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