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TOEFL BNC: 8007 COCA: 9024

jelly

jelly /ˈʤɛli/ noun
plural jellies
jelly
/ˈʤɛli/
noun
plural jellies
Learner's definition of JELLY
: a sweet and soft food made by boiling sugar and fruit juice until it is thick果酱
[count]
[noncount]
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
[noncount] British : a fruit-flavored dessert made with gelatin果冻甜点
◊ In the U.S., this kind of dessert is known by the trademark Jell-O.在美国,人们常以商标Jell-O称此类甜点。
[noncount] old-fashioned : a food made from meat juices and gelatin肉冻
: a substance that is soft and thick like jelly胶状物;凝胶物
[count]
[noncount]
see also petroleum jelly

— jellied

/ˈʤɛlid/ adjective

— jellylike

/ˈʤɛliˌlaɪk/ adjective
TOEFL BNC: 8007 COCA: 9024

jelly

1 of 3

noun

jel·​ly ˈje-lē How to pronounce jelly (audio)
plural jellies
1
: a soft somewhat elastic food product made usually with gelatin or pectin
especially : a fruit product made by boiling sugar and the juice of fruit
2
: a substance resembling jelly in consistency
3
4
: a state of fear or irresolution
5
: a shapeless structureless mass : pulp
jellylike adjective

jelly

2 of 3

verb

jellied; jellying

intransitive verb

1
: jell
2
: to make jelly

transitive verb

: to bring to the consistency of jelly

jelly

3 of 3

adjective

slang
: jealous
"I'm jelly," declared Jon Osborne of Pardi's white, sparkly jacket, complete with flowers … Taylor Weatherby

Example Sentences

Noun a selection of different jellies and jams He spread some jelly on his toast. a jar of grape jelly a peanut butter and jelly sandwich a meat glaze made with stock and jelly Verb this fruit juice is taking longer to jelly than I expected See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
This helpful fungus will consume the jelly, preparing the seeds for storage. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 Bogaerts takes a quick snack break -- a bite of a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich -- in between innings during Sunday's game against Toronto. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022 The jelly was, as most are, very sweet and tasted vaguely of grape mixed with a not-tart raspberry. Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022 Now the brand is stocked at Ulta, Target, and Amazon, and has a full range of acne-friendly products, like the Glamour Beauty Award-winning sheer SPF sunscreen, a dark-spot brightening wand, and a jelly cleanser. Glamour, 31 May 2022 This innovative jelly cleanser effortlessly removes makeup, excess oil, and pollutants without residue, leaving skin feeling smooth and clean. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 May 2022 Given how much of the brain’s behavior remains a mystery — not least how consciousness emerges from three pounds of electric jelly — the aggregate achievements of such systems are remarkable. New York Times, 12 May 2022 Researchers in Monterey Bay have discovered a new species of deep-sea jelly that looks a little different from others that float through the ocean’s depths. Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022 But Matsumoto believes the jelly isn’t unique to the area. Sarah Parvinistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2022
Verb
The depths are a swirl of tapioca, agar-agar and basil seeds like a hundred tiny eyes, jellied on the outside with a crunch within. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 24 May 2018 From here, the longest run in the region is a leg-jellying 15 kilometer, 2,000-meter descent back down to Gaislachkogl. CNN, 26 Oct. 2017 And according to TMZ, Miller will be noshing this first week on jellied toast for breakfast, hamburgers and fruit for lunch, sandwiches and wraps for dinner, and weekend meals of sloppy Joes and tacos. Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2017 Meanwhile their neighbors engaged in a range of menial tasks, including gluing together matchbooks by hand and selling vintage snacks (jellied eel, anyone?) from street carts. Meredith Blake, latimes.com, 15 May 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English gelly, from Anglo-French gelee, from feminine of gelé, past participle of geler to freeze, congeal, from Latin gelare — more at cold

Adjective

jeal(ous) + -y entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1590, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Adjective

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jelly was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 8007 COCA: 9024
jelly

noun¹

1 (BrE) (NAmE jello, Jell-O™) dessert甜點ADJECTIVE | VERB + JELLY/JELLO | JELLY/JELLO + VERB | JELLY/JELLO + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVElemon, raspberry, strawberry, etc.檸檬、山莓、草莓等果凍VERB + JELLY/JELLOeat, have吃果凍make做果凍Shall I make a jelly for pudding?我來做布丁果凍好嗎?JELLY/JELLO + VERBset果凍凝固Leave the jelly to set for at least four hours.將果凍放置至少 4 個小時待其凝固。jiggle, wiggle, wobble (especially BrE) 果凍顫動;果凍晃動JELLY/JELLO + NOUNmould/mold果凍模具PREPOSITIONin jelly在果凍裏fruit in jelly果凍中的水果 topic at food
jelly

noun²

2type of jam果醬 see also jam ADJECTIVE | VERB + JELLY | JELLY + NOUN ADJECTIVEcurrant, grape, strawberry, etc.醋栗、葡萄、草莓等果醬VERB + JELLYmake製作果醬spread塗抹果醬I spread grape jelly on my toast.我在烤麪包片上抹了葡萄果醬。JELLY + NOUNdoughnut, roll (Swiss roll in BrE) , sandwich (especially NAmE) 果醬炸麪圈/蛋糕捲/三明治peanut butter and jelly sandwiches花生醬果醬三明治jar (especially NAmE) 果醬罐 topic at food

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