Jelling

[jel] Origin

jell

[jel]
verb (used without object)
1.
to congeal; become jellylike in consistency.
2.
to become clear, substantial, or definite; crystallize: The plan began to jell once we all met to discuss it.
verb (used with object)
3.
to cause to jell.

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Jelling is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1820–30; back formation from jelly

half-jelled, adjective
un·jelled, adjective
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Word Origin & History

jell
1830, Amer.Eng. back-formation of jelly. Figurative sense is first attested 1908. M.E. had gelen "congeal," but it disappeared 15c.
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