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jell en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /d͡ʒɛl/
  • jĕl
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Etymology

The verb is a back-formation from jelly. The later noun is from the verb. Reinforced by gel. Compare obsolete geal.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of jelly or gel.

Forms

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jells Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

Jell-O

Synonyms

jelly or gel

jell en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /d͡ʒɛl/
  • jĕl
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (US) audio

Etymology

The verb is a back-formation from jelly. The later noun is from the verb. Reinforced by gel. Compare obsolete geal.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of gel.
    • Somewhere in there is a terrific story idea; but it never jelled. 1985, Larry Niven, Limits, page viii:
    • A lot of things are jelling, says Hoffman. 2008 December 5, Elizabeth Pennisi, “Hopping to a Better Protein”, in Science, →DOI, →ISSN:

Forms

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jelling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
jells Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
jelled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
jelled Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

jell out

Synonyms

gel