frost

²frost

verb

Definition of FROST

transitive verb

1

a : to cover with or as if with frost; especially : to put icing on (cake) b : to produce a fine-grained slightly roughened surface on (as metal or glass)

2

: to injure or kill (as plants) by frost

3

: to make angry or irritated <that really frosts me>

intransitive verb

: to become frosted

Examples of FROST

1. The cold had frosted the windows.
2. I have to frost the birthday cake.

First Known Use of FROST

1635

Related to FROST

Synonyms: aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, eat, exasperate, irritate, gall, get, grate, gripe, hack (off), irk, itch, nark [British], nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, vex

Related Words: hassle, heckle; nag; inflame (also enflame), provoke, rouse; badger, bait, bullyrag (also ballyrag), devil, hagride, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease; anger, antagonize, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, rankle, roil; agitate, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak (out), fret, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry; affront, insult, miff, offend, outrage

Near Antonyms: appease, conciliate, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiate; delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy; assure, cheer, comfort, console, content, quiet, reassure, solace, soothe

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