gel

verb

Definition of gelnext
as in to freeze
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly the fruit juice should gel after you add the pectin

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Recent Examples of gel Any apprehensions about whether a first-time collaboration between Hartford’s two largest self-producing theaters — Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford — could gel smoothly enough to grasp all the nuances of this challenging work are dispelled immediately by the opening number. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026 Formed in London in 1981, Culture Club’s first batch of songs came easily thanks to how well the members gelled, as Moss recalls in the clip from Boy George & Culture Club. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026 Right wing had long been a problem position, with No 10s such as Xavi Simons often being forced wide to plug a hole, or orthodox wingers failing to gel with the uber-attacking full-back Denzel Dumfries. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 June 2026 Working with drummer Jamie Douglass, bassist Ron Johnson and keyboard player Mickey Finn on the record and on the road, the songs began to take on new life as the group continued to gel during a lengthy tour in support of the album. — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gel
  1. freeze
  2. stiffen
  3. jelly
  4. jell
  5. coagulate
  6. gelatinize
  7. clump
  8. congeal
Verb
  • But to Wilson, historic preservation doesn’t mean freezing a city in amber.
    — Mark Dee July 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026
  • Water benders can freeze ice or raise currents at will; earth benders can move rock or even, in some cases, manipulate metal.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of freeze
Verb
  • Older dogs stiffen up, scratch more, lose a step, and their owners want to help.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Graham's aorta, at 71, tore, a dissection along a wall stiffened by decades of what the medical examiner called arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
    — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of stiffen
Verb
  • The placement on Favre’s 350-yard shot had been dead-on and the lungs were jellied.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Small Batch is one of the few businesses in the region taking a chance on jellying the fruit, despite seeing little interest.
    — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
Definition of jelly
Verb
  • Coach Ben Johnson can sense his group jelling in terms of understanding expectations and how the coaching staff expects players to attack their business.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Barkey and Zegras are roommates — and jelled just as well as linemates.
    — CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of jell
Verb
  • As most of the scientific books tell us, coagulating protein at lower temperatures produces more tender clumps; adding a little water or cream makes an omelet tenderer still.
    — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
  • If an egg cracks during boiling, vinegar can help the egg white coagulate faster, preventing it from leaking into the water.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of coagulate
Verb
  • Before freezing, blanching the potatoes gelatinizes surface starches, and freezing encourages those starches to reorganize into a firmer structure.
    — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift.
    — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of gelatinize
Verb
  • Dividing clumps every few years in early spring also maintains their vigor.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
  • The heroine’s eyes are filled with yearning, her eyelashes glistening and ever-so-perfectly clumped?
    — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Definition of clump
Verb
  • Nu Jazz are a New York supergroup that’s congealed out of a handful of overlapping scenes.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • Instead, mud, water, splintered wood, smoke, skin, and more congeal into the same revolting sensory wavelength for a result that’s occasionally cosmic.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
Definition of congeal

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