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adjective

as in gelatinous

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verb

past tense of jelly
as in gelled
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly this fruit juice is taking longer to jelly than I expected

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Recent Examples of jellied
Adjective
There are close-ups of hands kneading dough, a snail sliming its way up a window and Cathy prodding a jellied fish with her finger. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026 And David Beckham celebrated his knighthood last year by taking his mum Sandra to a pie shop for a bowl of jellied eels. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 6 Feb. 2026 The Test Kitchen skipped the usual grape jelly and chili sauce and used jellied cranberry sauce and hot jalapeño pepper jelly. — Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025 These remained meals are common in French and Eastern European cooking, such as Polish jellied pig's feet or Russian kholodets, and even appear in Chinese soup dumplings, according to Tasting Table. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025 Often, cranberries were simply dumped from a can, either jellied or sauced. — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jellied
  1. gelatinous
  2. gelled
  3. clotted
  4. stiffened
  5. coagulated
  6. froze
  7. congealed
  8. jelled
Adjective
  • Sunfish have a gelatinous layer under their skin that could be a source of water and nutrients for the orcas, Higuera says.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
  • The gelatinous layer that covers sunfish is called a capsule, and their skin hosts all kinds of distinct microorganisms.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
Definition of gelatinous
Verb
  • Here, her natural hair was styled in a sleek, avant-garde aesthetic that gelled her front layer in a sharp wave over her forehead.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 July 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
Definition of gelled
Adjective
  • The nearly 3,000-foot-long train was patiently idling beside the platform at East Perth Terminal, where a spread of scones, strawberry jam, clotted cream, and Bollinger champagne welcomed eager travelers.
    — Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • Several three-tier cake stands were brought to the table with sandwiches, pastries and buttermilk scones served with clotted cream and strawberry preserve from Highgrove House, the country estate of King Charles, and Fortnum & Mason tea.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of clotted
Verb
  • Dogs that have stiffened up with age get an advanced joint-support chew with glucosamine, MSM, and collagen.
    — 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 stiffened
Adjective
  • It is made from coagulated soy milk and pressed into blocks.
    — Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 22 June 2026
  • Its origins trace back to ancient China, where cooks discovered that coagulated soy milk could be pressed into soft, protein-rich curds and cubes.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Definition of coagulated
Verb
  • The bank froze the gold after the UK – along with the US and numerous other countries – refused to recognize Maduro as the winner of Venezuela’s disputed 2018 presidential election.
    — German Padinger, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • A week into the president’s second term, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget issued a memo that temporarily froze federal assistance and grants to all states, including funding that supports nursing homes and hospitals.
    — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
Definition of froze
Verb
  • Nu Jazz are a New York supergroup that’s congealed out of a handful of overlapping scenes.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • What began as a flurry of rumors about his next destination has now congealed into a protracted waiting game, one that has NBA teams, fans and even the league office looking at their proverbial watches.
    — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of congealed
Verb
  • Barkey and Zegras are roommates — and jelled just as well as linemates.
    — CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • From day one, everybody clicked and jelled well.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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