jelled; jelling; jells
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: to take shape and achieve distinctness : become cohesive
: to cause to jell
Examples of jell in a Sentence
Our plans are finally starting to jell.
Boil the jam until it begins to jell.
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The endlessly charming ensemble has really jelled together and bonded with the material, making for terrific chemistry and energy.
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Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
But this team has every opportunity to jell into something cohesive and sneak its way back to respectability.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2024
Eric liked the idea of collaborating with others, but his collaborations never really jelled.
—Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Afterwards, the running back spoke about how the team has jelled in recent weeks.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
But this team has every opportunity to jell into something cohesive and sneak its way back to respectability.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2024
Eric liked the idea of collaborating with others, but his collaborations never really jelled.
—Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Afterwards, the running back spoke about how the team has jelled in recent weeks.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Jell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jell. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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