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jelly

/ˈd͡ʒɛli/noun, verb2 syllables

Jelly means: an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods.

Synonyms for jelly2

noun, as in an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods

gelatin

verb, as in make into jelly

jellify

What does jelly mean?4

noun

1

an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods

2

a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit

3

any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin

verb

1

make into jelly“jellify a liquid”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with jelly?11

two syllables

kellydelhibellyshelleydelishellysmellytellynellytelenellie
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Jelly in a sentence

  • Which do you want, peanut butter or strawberry jelly?end
  • These blackberries are going to make a lot of jelly.Amastan
  • I use petroleum jelly instead of lotion to moisturize my skin.rafaeldejesus8199
  • Undo the wrapper carefully so as not to damage the jelly baby.sundown
  • I'm told that eating jelly helps grow strong nails.emptybook
  • You can still make a delicious jelly out of these mushy strawberries.althead
  • I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.Hybrid
  • Make us some peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.frpzzd

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of jelly

as a noun

plural
jellies

as a verb

third-person singular
jellies
present participle
jellying
past participle
jellied
past tense
jellied