jell
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Definition of jell
1 : to take shape and achieve distinctness : become cohesive
: to cause to jell
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Synonyms for jell
Synonyms
clot, coagulate, congeal, gel, gelate, gelatinize, jelly, set
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Chicago Bears Assets: RBs Jordan Howard and Tarik Cohen look to be jelling into a dynamic backfield combo. — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, "NFL head coaching openings ranked: Which job is most appealing?," 1 Jan. 2018 But in the playoffs, their defense, led by assistant coach (and future Pistons head coach) Dwane Casey, jelled. — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, "NBA superteams haven't won all the championships: 5 surprise winners," 9 July 2018 Such a force would never jell, couldn’t keep ISIS down, and would be rejected by Syria, Iran, the Kurds, and probably Turkey. — Trudy Rubin, Philly.com, "Report from Moscow: After missile strike, will Trump or Putin be seen as the winner? | Trudy Rubin," 18 Apr. 2018 Biyombo vastly underperformed his four-year, $68 million contract, and Ibaka was not happy in Orlando and never jelled with his new teammates. — Josh Robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Orlando Magic fire Frank Vogel," 12 Apr. 2018 In like manner, Mr. Lee’s play descends into what feels like a clash of hastily assembled talking points that never jell into persuasive form. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: In ‘Relevance,’ a Titan of Feminism Confronts a New Generation," 25 Feb. 2018 The revenge story and the political conspiracy story don’t jell, and al-Makdasi’s larger plot feels generic and tacked on. — Mike Hale, New York Times, "Review: ‘Fauda’ Returns on Netflix, Guns Blazing," 23 May 2018 This was to be expected coming into the season, however the group is taking longer to jell than Altman expected. — Tyson Alger, OregonLive.com, "KenPom's continuity numbers help explain Oregon Ducks' struggles," 8 Jan. 2018 Pitchers had loved working with Patrick Hallmark — who left MU to become coach at Incarnate Word — and Bieser needed another coach who could jell with the Tigers. — Aaron Reiss, kansascity, "A longtime SEC coach is helping Mizzou's pitching staff be among the country's best | The Kansas City Star," 20 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'jell.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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jell
verb
English Language Learners Definition of jell
: to become clear and definite
: to change into a thick substance that is like jelly
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Kids Definition of jell
1 : to become as firm as jelly : set
2 : to take shape After much thought an idea jelled.
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