jell out

== English == === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. Plausibly a eggcorn from, or a humorously intentional alteration of, chill out. Alternatively, perhaps a figurative extension from the gelatin-related sense, as gelatins are allowed to rest while they set up, and their setting up involves stasis and calm. ==== Verb ==== jell out (third-person singular simple present jells out, present participle jelling out, simple past and past participle jelled out) (informal) To loaf around, relax, hang out; to be distracted or dreamy. Synonyms: chill out, veg out === Etymology 2 === Phrasal verb with particle, denotatively equaling the nonphrasal counterpart (in at least one sense or subsense thereof), which is a phenomenon with many instances (for example, dry out and dry, shrivel up and shrivel, sit down and sit). ==== Verb ==== jell out (third-person singular simple present jells out, present participle jelling out, simple past and past participle jelled out) (of gelatin-based foods such as jellies and jams) Synonym of jell (“gel, set”).