plural gels
1
: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
broadly
: jelly sense 2
2
: a thin colored transparent sheet used over a stage light to color it
3
gelled; gelling
Examples of gel in a Sentence
Verb
The mixture will gel as it cools.
Our plans are finally starting to gel.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Once on the water, the gel plug allows a tiny amount of water in, which contacts the internal powders to trigger a chemical reaction.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2025
Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The defining hairstyle consisted of swoops or curls gelled to the forehead.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 6 May 2025
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Noun
In the May 11 Instagram Reel, Berry promoted her Let's Spin intimacy gel with a video of herself and her 55-year-old boyfriend Van Hunt under the sheets in a hotel bed in Cannes.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Once on the water, the gel plug allows a tiny amount of water in, which contacts the internal powders to trigger a chemical reaction.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2025
Verb
The touring band gelled quickly, with the trio putting a new spin upon the tracks live on stage each night, releasing their debut album Live Flowers as mssv (main steam stop valve) later that year.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The defining hairstyle consisted of swoops or curls gelled to the forehead.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 6 May 2025
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“Gel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gel. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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gel
1 of 2 noun
: a solid jellylike colloid (as gelatin dessert)
gel
2 of 2 verb
gelled; gelling
: to change into or take on the form of a gel
Medical Definition
gel
1 of 2 noun
: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
gel
2 of 2 intransitive verb
gelled; gelling
: to change into or take on the form of a gel
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