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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Set in the frozen Canadian wilderness of the Hudson Bay in the late 18th century, the propulsive story follows a dangerous expedition by English traders into the sub-arctic wilderness in search of gold.
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
In a pinch, food can be placed in plastic bins or coolers and kept outside if temperatures are below 38 degrees Fahrenheit for refrigerated food or below freezing for frozen food.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
The chains are seeing an increase in milk, eggs, bread, broth, coffee, cereal, chicken, ground beef, soft drinks, bottled water, salty snacks, other nonperishable foods, frozen pizza and firewood.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
The Massachusetts Office of Preparedness and Emergency Management also reminds pet owners to keep their animals leashed at all times near frozen water like rivers and lakes.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
In a pinch, food can be placed in plastic bins or coolers and kept outside if temperatures are below 38 degrees Fahrenheit for refrigerated food or below freezing for frozen food.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
The chains are seeing an increase in milk, eggs, bread, broth, coffee, cereal, chicken, ground beef, soft drinks, bottled water, salty snacks, other nonperishable foods, frozen pizza and firewood.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
The Massachusetts Office of Preparedness and Emergency Management also reminds pet owners to keep their animals leashed at all times near frozen water like rivers and lakes.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
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 27 Jan. 2026.
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