as in gelling
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
this fruit juice is taking longer to jelly than I expected
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These jams may also contain gelling agents for a firmer set.—
Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
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Keiarna’s frustration with Stacey simply reads as being pressed for a moment as opposed to them just not gelling.—
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The strikes have left tens of thousands of people across the country without power or heating amid freezing winter temperatures.—
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Typically, temperatures should be just above freezing for the beginning of January.—
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Look for signs like the cat stopping purring, stiffening, thrashing their tail, or hissing.—
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Afterwards, a squaring solution—a powdery mixture of water and a gel-like batter used in the decorative cake business—is applied to the inside of the hat’s crown to act as a stiffening agent.—
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Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift.—
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The basketball gods have handed us an opportunity — a chance to stir up a rivalry that has been sitting cold and coagulating on the back burner for far too long.—
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“Jellying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jellying. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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