plural jellies
1
: a soft somewhat elastic food product made usually with gelatin or pectin
especially
: a fruit product made by boiling sugar and the juice of fruit
2
: a substance resembling jelly in consistency
3
4
: a state of fear or irresolution
5
: a shapeless structureless mass : pulp
jellied; jellying
: to bring to the consistency of jelly
slang
: jealous
"I'm jelly," declared Jon Osborne of Pardi's white, sparkly jacket, complete with flowers …—
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Examples of jelly in a Sentence
Noun
a selection of different jellies and jams
He spread some jelly on his toast.
a jar of grape jelly
a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
a meat glaze made with stock and jelly
Verb
this fruit juice is taking longer to jelly than I expected
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 13 Nov. 2024
However, leave the bowl of soup at home because liquids and gels – like jellies, hummus, peanut butter, and yogurt – weighing more than 3.4 ounces are not permitted.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 24 May 2018
From here, the longest run in the region is a leg-jellying 15 kilometer, 2,000-meter descent back down to Gaislachkogl.
—CNN, 26 Oct. 2017
Erin Clack, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Find it on Amazon This Jelly Tint Creates a Dewy Finish
This jelly tint can be used on your lips or cheeks.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The event will showcase singing groups, holiday photo stations, a gourmet hot chocolate bar, activities for kids and vendors with specialty holiday gifts for sale including custom clothing and jewelry, gift sets, soaps and balms, jams and jellies, Christmas ornaments, toys, and more.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 13 Nov. 2024
However, leave the bowl of soup at home because liquids and gels – like jellies, hummus, peanut butter, and yogurt – weighing more than 3.4 ounces are not permitted.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Verb
The depths are a swirl of tapioca, agar-agar and basil seeds like a hundred tiny eyes, jellied on the outside with a crunch within.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 24 May 2018
From here, the longest run in the region is a leg-jellying 15 kilometer, 2,000-meter descent back down to Gaislachkogl.
—CNN, 26 Oct. 2017
Adjective
That set The Athletic on a mission to find out just how many of the sealed crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwiches get eaten by the league each year.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Find it on Amazon This Jelly Tint Creates a Dewy Finish
This jelly tint can be used on your lips or cheeks.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Jelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jelly. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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jelly
noun
jel·ly
ˈjel-ē 
plural jellies
1
: a soft somewhat elastic food product made usually with gelatin or pectin
especially
: a fruit product made by boiling sugar and the juice of fruit
2
: a substance resembling jelly in consistency: as
a
: a transparent elastic gel
b
: a semisolid medicated or cosmetic preparation often having a gum base and usually intended for local application
ephedrine jelly
c
: a jellylike preparation used in electrocardiography to obtain better conduction of electricity
electrode jelly
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