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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
And that's directly related to what's happening in the videos of the frozen planes.
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Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
Hill, who sits on the House Intelligence Committee, hinted Sunday that Johnson would likely introduce a version of the supplemental national security package that includes an additional provision to redirect certain frozen Russian assets toward paying for Ukraine’s reconstruction.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
Next, the frozen cargo would be driven 40 miles to the synagogue, where the students would carry it to the basement.
—Jenna Russell Tristan Spinski, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The samples collected in the wild are cryogenically frozen and shipped to a consortium of European zoos, which use them to artificially inseminate their females.
—Matjaž Krivic, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Johnson has also floated other ideas, like bringing up Ukraine aid in exchange for President Biden reversing a moratorium on natural gas export permitting, or allowing the sale of frozen assets of Russian oligarchs.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Use frozen buttermilk biscuits for quicker cooking time; for special occasions, make our best-ever biscuit recipe to take this comfort food to the next level.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2024
With so little effort and such high payoff, these little egg bites stand as a reminder of how versatile these mixed frozen vegetables really are.
—Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Public-health experts, including Marmot, argue that a decade of frozen health-care spending undermined the country’s response to the pandemic.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
Hill, who sits on the House Intelligence Committee, hinted Sunday that Johnson would likely introduce a version of the supplemental national security package that includes an additional provision to redirect certain frozen Russian assets toward paying for Ukraine’s reconstruction.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
Next, the frozen cargo would be driven 40 miles to the synagogue, where the students would carry it to the basement.
—Jenna Russell Tristan Spinski, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The samples collected in the wild are cryogenically frozen and shipped to a consortium of European zoos, which use them to artificially inseminate their females.
—Matjaž Krivic, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Johnson has also floated other ideas, like bringing up Ukraine aid in exchange for President Biden reversing a moratorium on natural gas export permitting, or allowing the sale of frozen assets of Russian oligarchs.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Use frozen buttermilk biscuits for quicker cooking time; for special occasions, make our best-ever biscuit recipe to take this comfort food to the next level.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2024
With so little effort and such high payoff, these little egg bites stand as a reminder of how versatile these mixed frozen vegetables really are.
—Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Public-health experts, including Marmot, argue that a decade of frozen health-care spending undermined the country’s response to the pandemic.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Frozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frozen. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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