congeal• Josie picked up a plate of congealedegg and beans, and scraped it into the bin.• a puddle of congealedgrease• Abruptly she jerked out of her dream, slimecongealing on her skin.• At least the blood congealing on the asphalt proved that his groundhog was freshly killed.• The steak was left to congeal on the plate, and Jenny ran down to the stable as fast as she could.• Where the consumedtentacle had rested a mist seemed to be congealing out of nothing as though the hydra was already replenishing itself.
Origincongeal
(1300-1400)Old Frenchcongeler, from Latincongelare, from com- ( → COM-) + gelare“to freeze”