Synonyms of gelling

gelling

verb

present participle of gel

as in freezing

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly

the fruit juice should gel after you add the pectin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freezing
• jellying
• stiffening
• jelling
• coagulating
• congealing
• gelatinizing
• clotting
• clumping
• setting
• caking
• gelating
• condensing
• solidifying
• hardening
• thickening
• fixing
• concreting
• gumming
• firming (up)
• curdling
• indurating
• lumping (up)
• curding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• melting
• thawing
• liquefying
• fusing
• fluxing
• deliquescing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gelling

Carrick using Mbeumo as a centre-forward is not new — but the way United’s forward line is gelling around him is. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Its remaining five songs seem to appear at random, never gelling into a cohesive force or threading a narrative. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026

Some recipes also include pectin, a natural gelling agent that helps the jam set to a spreadable texture. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026

If something isn’t exactly gelling, this is the stage to mix it up in makeup, hair, costumes, whatever needs to be fixed. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2026

These jams may also contain gelling agents for a firmer set. — Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025

Keiarna’s frustration with Stacey simply reads as being pressed for a moment as opposed to them just not gelling. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025

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

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