jell
pronunciation
How to pronounce jell in British English:
UK [dʒel]
How to pronounce jell in American English:
US [dʒɛl]
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- Verb:
- become gelatinous
Word Origin
- jell (v.)
- 1830, American English, probably a back-formation of jelly (v.). Related: Jelled; jelling. Figurative sense is first attested 1908. Middle English had gelen "congeal," but it disappeared 15c.
Example
- 1. The jelly won 't jell .
- 2. My ideas are beginning to jell .
- 3. Wait till my plans jell a bit .
- 4. The seven - layer jell - o pie .
- 5. Magistrates in sevenoaks , kent , served jell with the order on 22 december after hearing that he had committed criminal damage and harassment between january and september 2007 .