Present participle of cohere; the process of sticking together or becoming logically unified.
From cohere + -ing suffix. The gerund/present participle form became standard as English developed its continuous aspect system in the medieval period.
Scientists say a nebula is 'cohering' into a star when gravity pulls gas clouds together—it's the same word whether particles are sticking or ideas are coming together, which shows how our language mirrors physics.
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