jell
verb /dʒel/
/dʒel/
(especially North American English) (British English usually gel)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they jell | /dʒel/ /dʒel/ |
| he / she / it jells | /dʒelz/ /dʒelz/ |
| past simple jelled | /dʒeld/ /dʒeld/ |
| past participle jelled | /dʒeld/ /dʒeld/ |
| -ing form jelling | /ˈdʒelɪŋ/ /ˈdʒelɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of two or more people) to work well together; to form a successful group
- We just didn't jell as a group.
- [intransitive] (of an idea, a thought, a plan, etc.) to become clearer and more definite; to work well
- Ideas were beginning to jell in my mind.
- That day, everything jelled.
- [intransitive] (specialist) (of a liquid) to become thicker and more solid; to form a gel
Word Originmid 18th cent.: back-formation from jelly.