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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Some people went for a jog, others brought out their pets for a taste of the frozen precipitation blanketing the Charlotte region on Saturday.
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Emily Broyles, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
Imagine opening your freezer and smack dab in the middle, amid the bags of frozen spaghetti sauce and bananas, is something fuzzy looking.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
The past couple of months, however, have shown that huge numbers of Americans do love their neighbors—enough to show up in frozen streets, confront armed federal agents, and even risk death.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Thousands of frozen hot dogs spilled across Interstate 83 after a multi-vehicle accident, the Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company said at the time.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Emily Broyles, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
Imagine opening your freezer and smack dab in the middle, amid the bags of frozen spaghetti sauce and bananas, is something fuzzy looking.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
The past couple of months, however, have shown that huge numbers of Americans do love their neighbors—enough to show up in frozen streets, confront armed federal agents, and even risk death.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Thousands of frozen hot dogs spilled across Interstate 83 after a multi-vehicle accident, the Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company said at the time.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Frozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frozen. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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