JELLING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

jelling

verb

present participle of jell

as in forming

to take on a definite form our ideas for the marketing campaign are just beginning to jell

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as in gelling

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly the sauce will jell once it cools down

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Agent 12, for example, spent most of its time forming shapes such as a compass or a clock, and figures such as a butterfly or a sailboat.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
For a black artist like myself, forming and writing songs for a boy band is a form of code ditching, a way of seizing aesthetics and timbres that have been unduly withheld from my predecessors.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

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First, Redick offered a shady response about the team gelling after superstar LeBron James departed.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of gelling

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Read on for some thoughts on Microsoft’s crystallizing Windows strategy, my hands-on experience with the new search box, and a disappointing change coming soon for Microsoft 365 users.

— Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
There was also a sense of celebration at completing five years of the three day, bi-annual event, which has been crystallizing and finding a sharper focus each season.

— Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

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Measures include freezing the civil service pay index and tightening reimbursement for sick leave.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Two Utah residents who hiked Mount Shasta in Northern California were rescued after they became stranded during a perilous 36-hour journey through freezing conditions.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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