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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But like many of the store’s frozen meals, this dish tastes surprisingly fresh.
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
Transfer frozen food to a different container before cooking.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 5 Feb. 2025
Still, the more prominent detail here is that frozen lake, which features what appears to be Harmony Cobel’s car half-submerged within it.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
Many southerners think the Watford Gap motorway service station — which is confusingly 60 miles north of Watford, a town just north west of London — is the true gateway to the frozen steppes beyond.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
Transfer frozen food to a different container before cooking.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 5 Feb. 2025
Still, the more prominent detail here is that frozen lake, which features what appears to be Harmony Cobel’s car half-submerged within it.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
Many southerners think the Watford Gap motorway service station — which is confusingly 60 miles north of Watford, a town just north west of London — is the true gateway to the frozen steppes beyond.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Frozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frozen. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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