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solidifying

solidifying is the present participle and gerund of solidify.

Meaning of solidify

Verb

solidify (third-person singular simple present solidifies, present participle solidifying, simple past and past participle solidified)

  1. (transitive) To make solid; convert into a solid body.
    Synonyms:
    set, jell
  2. (transitive) To concentrate; consolidate, reinforce.
    • Emerging from Kennaway Tunnel, the train sweeps to the right, affording views of the recent work to solidify the railway here.2023 August 23, Pip Dunn, “The last bastion of the HST 'Castles'”, in RAIL, number 990, page 49
  3. (intransitive) To become solid; to freeze, set.
  4. (transitive) To transform an open compound into a closed compound (solid compound).

Noun

solidifying (plural solidifyings)

  1. The process of something becoming solid.

Forms of solidifying

pluralsolidifyings

Questions about solidifying

What does solidifying mean?
Solidifying means the process of something becoming solid.
What is solidifying the present participle and gerund of?
Solidifying is the present participle and gerund of solidify.
What part of speech is solidifying?
Solidifying is a noun.
What is the plural of solidifying?
The plural of solidifying is solidifyings.

Words near solidifying in the dictionary

  1. solidified
  2. solidifier
  3. solidifiers
  4. solidifies
  5. solidify
  6. solidifying
  7. solidifyings
  8. solidish
  9. solidism
  10. solidist
  11. solidistic

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