GELLING Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

gelling

verb

present participle of gel

as in freezing

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly the fruit juice should gel after you add the pectin

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Recent Examples of gelling Carrick using Mbeumo as a centre-forward is not new — but the way United’s forward line is gelling around him is. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Its remaining five songs seem to appear at random, never gelling into a cohesive force or threading a narrative. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026 Some recipes also include pectin, a natural gelling agent that helps the jam set to a spreadable texture. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026 If something isn’t exactly gelling, this is the stage to mix it up in makeup, hair, costumes, whatever needs to be fixed. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2026 These jams may also contain gelling agents for a firmer set. — Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025 Keiarna’s frustration with Stacey simply reads as being pressed for a moment as opposed to them just not gelling. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 The stage is set, against a Broncos defense and pass-rush that’s gelling perfectly just six weeks in. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025 Roger Hodgson, a posh young guitarist whose post-private school rearing clashed with Davies' own humble origins, wound up gelling with Davies, and Supertramp was born — after a few months under the moniker of Daddy. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025

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We’re used to puréeing watermelons with sugar syrup and freezing it into granita.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 24 Aug. 2026
On the other extreme, some species of squirrels enter super deep hibernation where their body temperature can go very close to freezing.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of freezing

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Offering a 35% incentive aimed at stiffening up jobs here and enticing post-production to relocate to the Golden State, AB 2319 is racing toward a vote in the state Senate by next week once the bill is in final shape.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Softening rather than stiffening when moving through space requires embracing your body’s natural sway and tiny micro-movements, like an ankle wobbling or knee jiggling.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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As most of the scientific books tell us, coagulating protein at lower temperatures produces more tender clumps; adding a little water or cream makes an omelet tenderer still.

— Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026

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Her treatment was complicated by existing blood-clotting disorders, liver problems and allergies to certain medications, KAKE reported.

— Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Kumamoto authorities were to start delivering leaflets to those taking shelter in their cars, urging them to stay in cool places, drink enough liquids and regularly exercise to avoid blood-clotting risks.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

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