gelled

/d͡ʒɛld/

gelled is the simple past and past participle of gel.

Adjective

gelled (not comparable)

Enclosed in a gel.
Styled with hair gel.
- In May, I go to a gastroenterologist. He has a signet pinkie ring and gelled hair.2022 October 2, Cara Schacter, “My Year of Stress and Constipation”, in The New York Times

gel (third-person singular simple present gels, present participle gelling, simple past and past participle gelled)

(transitive) To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
- It ended, as it so often does, with that familiar smile. Cristiano Ronaldo – gelled hair, dazzling teeth, magic in his boots – will never forget the night he scored the 600th goal of an almost implausible career.2017 June 3, Daniel Taylor, “Real Madrid win Champions League as Cristiano Ronaldo double defeats Juve”, in The Guardian (London), archived from the original on 28 Mar 2019
(intransitive) To become a gel: to set up.

Synonyms:

set, jell out
(intransitive) To develop a rapport.
- He was a nice guy, and I got on OK with his friends, but the two of us never really gelled.
(figuratively, intransitive) To come together to form something; to cohere.
- We put our ideas together and they eventually gelled into a saleable product.

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What does gelled mean?: Gelled means enclosed in a gel.
What is gelled the simple past and past participle of?: Gelled is the simple past and past participle of gel.
What part of speech is gelled?: Gelled is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gelled?: Gelled is pronounced /d͡ʒɛld/.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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