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to jell

to jell

3 5.1
Begin to make sense or to work well together
  • verb
  • /dʒɛl/
translation icon : tomar forma
  • It's a team that hopes it is jelling at the right time.

And I literally that actually gave me hope because if you look at we are our our offensive line jelling coming together, our tight end.

Examples

  • Personally, she says the arrangement has also jelled for her children, ages 11 and 16, and a new spouse.

    Academic text (1995)

  • There's obviously plenty of time for the Nuggets to jell into the team many expected them to be.

    Blog text (13)

  • "Hopefully, we can jell a lot faster than what people think."

    Blog text (10)

  • After this point, policy decisions are more likely to begin to jell.

    Blog text (24)

  • We're jelling as a family, even as we speak.

    Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)

  • Students commented that designing web pages really helped their team "jell together."

    Academic text (2007)

  • -We're starting to jell.

    The Game Plan (2007)

  • The locker room has to jell, meaning Kobe has to get along with Dwight.

    Blog text (13)

  • As the project progressed, our ideas began to jell, leading us to a clear plan of action.

  • After several meetings, the team finally started to jell and agreed on their strategy for the upcoming event.

Synonyms

to take shape
vsto jell
37 3.7

To start to form and become clear, for example an idea or plan

focuses on reaching a definite, solid form rather than just starting to develop
to crystallize
vsto jell
  • US
21 5.8

To become clear and definite, as an idea or plan

is more about solidifying plans or ideas into a firm state
to concretize
vsto jell
  • US
1 7.9

To make an idea or plan clear and specific

also includes becoming clear or solid rather than only making things real

Antonyms

to dissolve
64 2.4

To mix into a liquid so it becomes part of it

to disintegrate
35 5.8

Fall apart into smaller pieces or stop working together

Compounds

Jell-O
46 2.8

A sweet, fruit flavored dessert made from a powder that becomes soft and wobbly

How Clear

to jell
3 5.1
to emerge
604 4.0
to take shape
37 3.7
to form
451 1.0

Surface Forms

jell infinitive
jelled past
jelled past participle
jelling present participle
jells third person singular

Etymology

The word jell is also used for ideas or plans and keeps the same image as jelly and gel, something 'setting' into shape. So when ideas jell, they become clear and solid, like a sauce that has set into jelly.