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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Everything just kind of jelled together the right way.
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
The team will then break for six weeks before returning for training camp in late July, at which point Maye and the rest of the offense will have weeks to continue jelling before the season begins.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
That bodes well for the future, assuming this core, which never fully jelled on the court, stays together.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 1 June 2025
When head coach Nick Sirianni took over, there were growing pains and frustrations, but after the Eagles’ 2025 Super Bowl performance, Philly seems to be jelling.
—Brandon Funston, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
The team will then break for six weeks before returning for training camp in late July, at which point Maye and the rest of the offense will have weeks to continue jelling before the season begins.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
That bodes well for the future, assuming this core, which never fully jelled on the court, stays together.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 1 June 2025
When head coach Nick Sirianni took over, there were growing pains and frustrations, but after the Eagles’ 2025 Super Bowl performance, Philly seems to be jelling.
—Brandon Funston, New York Times, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for jell
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“Jell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jell. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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