1
a
: treated, affected, or crusted over by freezing
b
: subject to long and severe cold
the frozen north
2
a
: incapable of being changed, moved, or undone : fixed
specifically
: debarred by official action from movement or from change in status
frozen wages
b
: not available for present use
frozen capital
c(1)
: drained or incapable of emotion
(2)
: expressing or characterized by cold unfriendliness
frozenly
adverb
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Examples of frozen in a Sentence
the car door was frozen ever since an accident had damaged the hinge
pay rates will remain frozen until the company does better financially
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And don’t plan on thawing a 12-pound frozen turkey under a time crunch.
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Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
Over the years the story has grown to frozen turkeys or even live turkeys out of an airplane, but that is pushing it just a bit.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 19 Nov. 2024
Other stores are recalling everything from frozen waffles to onions after reports of illness.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024
The restaurant also offers root beer and creamsicle floats, frozen custard and various lemonades.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2024
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Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
Over the years the story has grown to frozen turkeys or even live turkeys out of an airplane, but that is pushing it just a bit.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 19 Nov. 2024
Other stores are recalling everything from frozen waffles to onions after reports of illness.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024
The restaurant also offers root beer and creamsicle floats, frozen custard and various lemonades.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Frozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frozen. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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