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Antonyms for jell

Grammar : Verb
Spell : jel
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɛl

Definition of jell

Origin :
  • 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.
  • verb coagulate
Example sentences :
  • But Gwenny never had any cookies as good as those, and the jell is so pretty!
  • Extract from : « The Girl Scouts at Home » by Katherine Keene Galt
  • She came back again and said, "Won't you have some of the jell, Mr. Armstrong?"
  • Extract from : « Mitch Miller » by Edgar Lee Masters
  • There was a jar of jelly on the table all sealed up, and she said, "Won't you have some of the jell?"
  • Extract from : « Mitch Miller » by Edgar Lee Masters
  • Why, there isn't an inch of me that hasn't been cut over or smashed into a jell.
  • Extract from : « Suburban Sketches » by William Dean Howells
  • Cook slowly until juice will "jell" when tried on a cold plate.
  • Extract from : « Better Meals for Less Money » by Mary Green
  • Grapes must be fresh and not over ripe or they will not "jell" nicely.
  • Extract from : « Civic League Cook Book » by Anonymous
  • The marmalade was then allowed to boil until a little dropped on a cold saucer would begin to jell.
  • Extract from : « A Little Preserving Book for a Little Girl » by Amy Waterman
  • Without pectin, however, it is impossible to make the juice solidify, or jell.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • I jest sot away my frames, and went out and stirred up a cake; I had one kind by me, besides cookies and jell tarts.
  • Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 3. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
  • Does your horoscope tell a person what to do with raspberry jelly that will not jell?
  • Extract from : « Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) » by Bill Nye

Synonyms for jell

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