coalescinggerund / present participle Used as a present participle adjective describing something that is in the process of coming together.
The coalescing clouds signaled the approach of a storm.
Les nuages coalescents annonçaient l’arrivée d’une tempête.
Gerund form functioning as a noun meaning the act or process of uniting or merging.
The coalescing of the two political parties reshaped the nation's landscape.
La coalescence des deux partis politiques a remodelé le paysage du pays.