: extremely cold

Examples of ice-cold in a Sentence

ice-cold hands from hours spent shoveling snow
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Ready to pop open an ice-cold Slice Soda Shirley Temple? Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025 The format features the interview taking place in an ice-cold bath, with more ice added as the individuals immerse themselves further in the tub. Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 Of course, this may also be helped by the ice-cold Jameson shots that appear seemingly from out of nowhere throughout the duration of the meal. Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025 There are pretzels, bratwursts and other Bavarian bites, and to wash it down, ice-cold beer or root beer. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice-cold

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice-cold was before the 12th century

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“Ice-cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cold. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

ice-cold

adjective
ˈī-ˈskōld
: very cold

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