gelling

present participle of gel

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gelling The stage is set, against a Broncos defense and pass-rush that’s gelling perfectly just six weeks in. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025 Following an off-season of tragedy and change, with seven incomings and as many outgoings (two on loan), their 2025-26 squad is still gelling. The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 Roger Hodgson, a posh young guitarist whose post-private school rearing clashed with Davies' own humble origins, wound up gelling with Davies, and Supertramp was born — after a few months under the moniker of Daddy. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gelling
Verb
  • One of the most common was broken or outdated HVAC systems, often an expensive upgrade; freezing or overheated classrooms can be especially hard on students who can’t regulate their body temperatures, such as children with Down syndrome.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The most active period for tree sap flow is late winter or spring, when temperatures fluctuate widely between freezing nights and warm days.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Afterwards, a squaring solution—a powdery mixture of water and a gel-like batter used in the decorative cake business—is applied to the inside of the hat’s crown to act as a stiffening agent.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
  • China has been a consistent source of stress for Apple, given the stiffening smartphone competition and its huge manufacturing presence in the country.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The basketball gods have handed us an opportunity — a chance to stir up a rivalry that has been sitting cold and coagulating on the back burner for far too long.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift.
    Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Voskuhl stresses that women need to be screened for contraindications such as breast cancer, clotting disorders or cardiovascular disease.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In one study, it was found that the disease triggered the development of sac-like molecules carrying blood-clotting proteins that increased stroke risk.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Gelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gelling. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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