Definition of jell
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Examples of jell in a Sentence
Our plans are finally starting to jell.
Boil the jam until it begins to jell.
Recent Examples of jell from the Web
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The surge, however, often resulted in one of the game’s 55 turnovers because the squads hadn’t had much time to jell during this week’s activities.
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But the group seemed to jell early on, hence the hoots and hollers from the back of the bus on the first full day.
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While those plans will take some time to jell, there’s already a tentative window for the 2018 edition of the games: June 7-10.
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First of all, nobody was quite sure how LeBron, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh would jell.
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With its many story strands and flat direction, the movie lacks a pulse, its ambitious hodgepodge of concepts refusing to jell.
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The mandate that everyone obtain coverage never jelled.
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Well-timed, the Canes seem to have jelled just in time for the postseason.
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By February 2016, the three had jelled into an energetic, focused and determined team.
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Origin and Etymology of jell
back-formation from jelly
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playDefinition of jell for English Language Learners
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: to become clear and definite
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: to change into a thick substance that is like jelly
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