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单词 jelling
释义

jell

verb

ˈjel How to pronounce jell (audio)
jelled; jelling; jells

intransitive verb

1
: to take shape and achieve distinctness : become cohesive
2
: to come to the consistency of jelly : congeal, set

transitive verb

: to cause to jell

Synonyms

  • crystallize
  • crystalize
  • form
  • shape (up)
  • solidify
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Example Sentences

Our plans are finally starting to jell. Boil the jam until it begins to jell.
Recent Examples on the Web With training camp behind him, Mariota said it’s a now a matter of the team continuing to jell and strengthening the chemistry in the locker room and on the field. oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2022 The score, which includes skillful vocal writing, is tuneful but conventional; the comic and serious elements don’t quite jell. Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 After a few minutes, the synth chords began to jell into a languorous progression. Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 The last month has been a process of getting both up to game speed, and figuring out how to jell. Dom Amore, courant.com, 27 Mar. 2022 How’s the team going to jell together with some of the new pieces? Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2022 Also, no major trades materialized for the Blazers, who signed Cody Zeller, Ben McLemore and Tony Snell to minimum contracts while hoping that the returning starting five would jell and improve under Billups. oregonlive, 3 Jan. 2022 Ellis was a borderline all-star but didn't seem to jell on the court with Curry, a first-round pick in 2009. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2021 Things will get better for the offense as the players jell around Uiagalelei. Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from jelly

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2

Kids Definition

jell

verb

ˈjel How to pronounce jell (audio)
jelled; jelling
1
: to become as firm as jelly : set
2
: to take shape
After much thought an idea jelled.

jelling

verb

present participle of jell
1
as in forming
to take on a definite form our ideas for the marketing campaign are just beginning to jell

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • forming
  • crystallizing
  • crystalizing
  • solidifying
  • cohering
  • connecting
  • joining
  • coalescing
  • combining
  • fusing
  • uniting
  • shaping (up)
  • coupling
  • unifying
  • conjugating
  • associating
  • conjoining
  • linking (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • decaying
  • disintegrating
  • breaking down
  • decomposing
2
as in gelling
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly the sauce will jell once it cools down

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • gelling
  • jellying
  • freezing
  • stiffening
  • coagulating
  • gelatinizing
  • congealing
  • clotting
  • clumping
  • gelating
  • setting
  • caking
  • solidifying
  • hardening
  • thickening
  • condensing
  • concreting
  • indurating
  • gumming
  • curdling
  • fixing
  • curding
  • firming (up)
  • lumping (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • melting
  • liquefying
  • fluxing
  • thawing
  • fusing
  • liquifying
  • deliquescing
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