jell (redirected from jelling)

jell  (jl)

v. jelled, jell·ing, jells

v.intr.

1. To become firm or gelatinous; congeal. See Synonyms at coagulate.

2. To take shape or fall into place; crystallize: A plan of action finally jelled in my mind.

v.tr.

1. To cause to become firm or gelatinous.

2. To cause to take shape; make clear and definite; crystallize.

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[Probably back-formation from jelly.]

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jell, gel [dʒɛl]

vb jells, jelling, jelled, gels gelling, gelled

1. to make or become gelatinous; congeal

2. (intr) to assume definite form his ideas have jelled

n

US an informal word for jelly

[back formation from jelly¹]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

jell - become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" congeal, set solidify - become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"

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jell see gel