jell

verb

\ˈjel

jelled; jelling; jells

Definition of jell

intransitive verb

1 : to take shape and achieve distinctness : become cohesive

2 : to come to the consistency of jelly : congeal, set

transitive verb

: to cause to 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.

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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. 2018

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