Synonyms of congealing

congealing

verb

present participle of congeal

1

as in freezing

to become physically firm or solid

the surface of the pond congealed after several days of frigid temperatures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freezing
• hardening
• stiffening
• solidifying
• concreting
• gelling
• coagulating
• firming (up)
• crystallizing
• setting
• thickening
• crystalizing
• caking
• encrusting
• indurating
• incrusting
• clotting
• jellying
• gelatinizing
• ossifying
• jelling
• calcifying
• petrifying
• rigidifying
• tempering
• callusing
• annealing
• gelating
• case-hardening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softening
• liquefying
• melting
• liquifying
• thawing
• dissolving
• fusing
• smelting
• fluxing
• unfreezing
• deliquescing

2

as in gelling

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly

the gravy had already started to congeal by the time the waiter served our dinners

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gelling
• freezing
• stiffening
• coagulating
• jellying
• clotting
• gelatinizing
• jelling
• clumping
• setting
• solidifying
• caking
• condensing
• thickening
• hardening
• gelating
• concreting
• curdling
• fixing
• gumming
• firming (up)
• indurating
• curding
• lumping (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• melting
• thawing
• liquefying
• fusing
• fluxing
• liquifying
• deliquescing