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
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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The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, has been looking at how to use about 175 billion euros ($204 billion) in cash that has matured from frozen Russian assets held in Europe to further support Ukraine’s coffers.
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Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Permafrost - or ground that is frozen year-round - underpins many of these villages and is thawing, leading to rapid erosion and instability.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Home refrigerators offered modern freezer compartments, ready to fill with fish sticks, frozen waffles and TV dinners.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Euroclear was holding bonds for the Russian central bank before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and now holds about €185 billion ($215 billion) in frozen Russian assets following EU sanctions against Moscow.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Permafrost - or ground that is frozen year-round - underpins many of these villages and is thawing, leading to rapid erosion and instability.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Home refrigerators offered modern freezer compartments, ready to fill with fish sticks, frozen waffles and TV dinners.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Euroclear was holding bonds for the Russian central bank before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and now holds about €185 billion ($215 billion) in frozen Russian assets following EU sanctions against Moscow.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frozen
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“Frozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frozen. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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