fridge

noun

variants or less commonly frig

Examples of fridge in a Sentence

Please put the milk in the fridge.
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An available 138-L compressor drawer fridge with 12-L freezer takes up the bulk of the under-counter foundation, providing loads of space for perishables. New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025 Not with a whimper but with a siren wail that long ago converted to white noise in our collective hearing; a global tinnitus like the hum of a fridge; the quiet roar of the Greenland ice sheet slipping into the Musk Ocean. Reuven Perlman, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 Thaw overnight in the fridge and reheat using the same instructions above. Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025 Here’s what to know about the food colorings coming soon to your pantry and fridge. Alice Park, Time, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fridge

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fridge was in 1926

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“Fridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fridge. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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