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 Mexican market was cited after health inspectors discovered the handwashing facility at the preparation area was inaccessible due to a bowl of frozen shrimp thawing in the sink.
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Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
For all its pointed absurdities, this is an incredibly tense drama, and Farrell’s frozen face is one of its greatest weapons.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
While the workers, in the trees, stay still, the bull’s looming, drifting presence gives frozen stillness an unambiguous motive and makes moments when people shift and even leap from branch to branch terrifyingly suspenseful.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
No more market gluts that spoil catches or result in mushy frozen filets.
—Amanda Leland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
For all its pointed absurdities, this is an incredibly tense drama, and Farrell’s frozen face is one of its greatest weapons.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
While the workers, in the trees, stay still, the bull’s looming, drifting presence gives frozen stillness an unambiguous motive and makes moments when people shift and even leap from branch to branch terrifyingly suspenseful.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
No more market gluts that spoil catches or result in mushy frozen filets.
—Amanda Leland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 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 5 Nov. 2025.
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