Jell
verb
If ideas or plans jell, they become clearer or more certain.
We are still waiting for our ideas to jell into a plan.
Often appears as...
- ideas jell
- plans jell
verb
If people jell, they start to work together effectively, especially when they have just met or started to work or play together.
The team took a while to jell at the beginning of the season.
Often appears as...
- team jell
- jell together
verb
To become a gel or semi-solid substance.
Heat the mixture until it starts to jell.
Often appears as...
- mixture jell
- jell together
verb
If ideas or plans jell, they become clearer or more certain.
We are still waiting for our ideas to jell into a plan.
Often appears as...
- ideas jell
- plans jell
verb
If people jell, they start to work together effectively, especially when they have just met or started to work or play together.
The team took a while to jell at the beginning of the season.
Often appears as...
- team jell
- jell together
verb
To become a gel or semi-solid substance.
Heat the mixture until it starts to jell.
Often appears as...
- mixture jell
- jell together
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Clarity Over Time
The meaning of 'jell' implies a process where thoughts or plans slowly become clearer.
After several discussions, our strategy finally began to jell.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
'Jell' is often used metaphorically in business or creative settings to describe the development of ideas.
The concept didn't jell for us until we saw the mock-ups.
Pro Tip 3/3Uncertainty Stage
When using 'jell', it suggests that the outcome is still uncertain and forming.
I think the project's direction will jell after this meeting.
Pro Tip 1/3Clarity Over Time
The meaning of 'jell' implies a process where thoughts or plans slowly become clearer.
After several discussions, our strategy finally began to jell.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
'Jell' is often used metaphorically in business or creative settings to describe the development of ideas.
The concept didn't jell for us until we saw the mock-ups.
Pro Tip 3/3Uncertainty Stage
When using 'jell', it suggests that the outcome is still uncertain and forming.
I think the project's direction will jell after this meeting.
Pro Tip 1/3Clarity Over Time
The meaning of 'jell' implies a process where thoughts or plans slowly become clearer.
After several discussions, our strategy finally began to jell.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
'Jell' is often used metaphorically in business or creative settings to describe the development of ideas.
The concept didn't jell for us until we saw the mock-ups.
Pro Tip 3/3Uncertainty Stage
When using 'jell', it suggests that the outcome is still uncertain and forming.
I think the project's direction will jell after this meeting.
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Quote examples
James Lapine
American Director
Good musicals, a strange world, seem so easy. People say, 'Ohhh, it's magic.' Nothing's magic. A thing doesn't jell. Adapt. Change the rhythm. Shorten the scene. Rewrite the character. Maneuver the waters. Seeming easy is why so many shows aren't good.
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Paul Anka
Canadian Musician
When I'm writing, I generally toy with an idea until it manifests itself - meaning a phrase or a tune comes into my head and eventually begins to jell. When something hits me, I write it down immediately. I don't wait, or it's gone.
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Maxine Kumin
American Poet
If I'm working on a poem, it's at the forefront of my mind; I'm working on it when I'm cooking dinner or stretched out on the sofa. But if I don't really have it by the 10th draft, I know it just isn't going to jell.
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Connor McDavid
Canadian Athlete
It's not always the best roster that wins, it's the best team, and sometimes that maybe doesn't jell all that well.
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Eric Bledsoe
American Athlete
Some teams take a while to jell; some click right away.
Quote examples
James Lapine
American Director
Good musicals, a strange world, seem so easy. People say, 'Ohhh, it's magic.' Nothing's magic. A thing doesn't jell. Adapt. Change the rhythm. Shorten the scene. Rewrite the character. Maneuver the waters. Seeming easy is why so many shows aren't good.
Quote examples
Paul Anka
Canadian Musician
When I'm writing, I generally toy with an idea until it manifests itself - meaning a phrase or a tune comes into my head and eventually begins to jell. When something hits me, I write it down immediately. I don't wait, or it's gone.
Quote examples
Maxine Kumin
American Poet
If I'm working on a poem, it's at the forefront of my mind; I'm working on it when I'm cooking dinner or stretched out on the sofa. But if I don't really have it by the 10th draft, I know it just isn't going to jell.
Quote examples
Connor McDavid
Canadian Athlete
It's not always the best roster that wins, it's the best team, and sometimes that maybe doesn't jell all that well.
Quote examples
Eric Bledsoe
American Athlete
Some teams take a while to jell; some click right away.
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