JELLYING Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

jellying

verb

present participle of jelly

as in gelling

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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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

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Offering a 35% incentive aimed at stiffening up jobs here and enticing post-production to relocate to the Golden State, AB 2319 is racing toward a vote in the state Senate by next week once the bill is in final shape.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Softening rather than stiffening when moving through space requires embracing your body’s natural sway and tiny micro-movements, like an ankle wobbling or knee jiggling.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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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
Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of coagulating

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