Meaning & use
Gelled
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Became firm or set like a gel, or, figuratively, came together successfully as a cohesive whole.
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The pudding gelled in the refrigerator overnight.
The new lineup finally gelled after a few weeks of practice together.
A note on using this word
The figurative sense of a group "gelling" together, meaning to bond or work smoothly as a team, became common in the mid-20th century.
Words with a similar meaning
setsolidifiedclicked
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Words with an opposite meaning
dissolved
Another way to use it
2. verb
Applied hair gel to style one's hair.
He gelled his hair before the interview.
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