solidifying

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
verb make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
verb become solid

As his eyes lit on him, Martin was conscious of a sudden solidifying of the vague suspicion which had been forming in his mind. — The Man Upstairs and Other Stories, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
There are only two means by which snow becomes crusted; one is this packing and solidifying by the wind, and the other is thawing and freezing again. — Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled: A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska, Hudson Stuck

hardening, solidification, set, curing

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