jell
Americanverb (used without object)
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to congeal; become jellylike in consistency.
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to become clear, substantial, or definite; crystallize.
The plan began to jell once we all met to discuss it.
verb (used with object)
verb
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to make or become gelatinous; congeal
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(intr) to assume definite form
his ideas have jelled
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of jell
First recorded in 1820–30; back formation from jelly
Example Sentences
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A couple of tracks don’t quite jell with the concept, as if they were written for another project and then modified to fit here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
The reality they are facing, however, is that there is no substitute for learning to jell together.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
“That’s what we needed. We needed time to jell with one another.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2023
Queer identities had barely begun to jell in Leyendecker’s era; his images helped a nascent gay culture imagine itself folded into the American power structure, however remote that reality might still have been.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
“The... The jelly won’t jell and I don’t know what to do!”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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