Synonyms of firming (up)

firming (up)

verb

present participle of firm (up)

as in freezing

to become physically firm or solid

wait for the modeling clay to firm up before handling the finished pot

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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