Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

jelly

[jel-ee] / ˈdʒɛl i /


NOUN
cream
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Everyone has a different jar of jelly beans with which to make their calculations.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Maybe it’s homemade peanut butter and jelly sandwiches made on pillowy Wonder Bread, with the crusts cut off.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

For decades, researchers viewed royal jelly, a nutrient-rich substance fed to young larvae by worker bees, as the primary driver of this dramatic transformation.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

The youngster will need further surgeries, as her parents have been told repairing her heart is like "stitching jelly" and there is more pressure on it than is typical.

From BBC May 23, 2026

Jake wondered if Haazim Farooqi might be able to create a jelly bean for talking to girls.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

An alternative to jams or jellies, we love spooning it onto bites of toasted bagels or hot buttered toast.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2026

This coordination allows comb jellies to maintain their orientation as they move through the water.

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2026

Marine life that most people never see floated into view, including delicate comb jellies with pulsing fairy-light illuminations along their sides.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

Fancy cocktail napkins are a big seller, as are specialty jellies in flavors like hot pepper and cinnamon pear.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2025

They’re the classiest jellies I’ve ever seen—crosshatched, clear ballet flats, infused with silver glitter.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

In the 19th century, children gobbled chiles and mutton and turnips and jellied pig’s brain.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

There are close-ups of hands kneading dough, a snail sliming its way up a window and Cathy prodding a jellied fish with her finger.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2026

But for anyone feeling adventurous, pie 'n' mash can also be served with stewed jellied eels - another Cockney favourite.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2024

Datasembly measured prices for russet potatoes, roasted turkey gravy, eight buttermilk biscuits, cut green beans, jellied cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie mix, frozen pastry pie shells, whipped topping and sweet corn.

From Washington Times Nov. 15, 2023

At which point he held up a mousetrap dangling the jellied mouse.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Yet it has caused one hell of a stir, jellying the jaded reserve of hardcore automotive journalists and hard-nose collectors alike.

From The Verge Feb. 2, 2016

A whole summer of jellying and juicing, she said, hadn’t made so much mess in the kitchen.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

In the meantime, our stomachs jellying and our necks burning, we listened, avoided each other’s eyes, and picked toe jam or whatever.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

The fruit juice must contain a certain amount of pectin, or jellying principle, and also a certain amount of acid.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management by Ontario. Ministry of Education

If new at the game make only four, because there is danger of the juice jellying in the kettle before it can be removed.

From Every Step in Canning by Grace Viall Gray




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training