congeal
verbUK /kənˈdʒiːl/
US /kənˈdʒiːl/
When a liquid gets cold and turns thick and solid.
The gravy began to congeal as it cooled on the plate.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. To become thick and sticky, as blood does when it clots.
The blood congealed quickly around the small cut.
3. To come together into a fixed or unified whole, as ideas or groups.
Over time, the scattered protests congealed into a single movement.
4. To make a liquid thick or solid by cooling.
The cold night air congealed the melted wax on the candle.