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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Stick to the 15, the group advises, or buy frozen or organic.
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Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Warmer temperatures have extended the travel season for vessels traversing this waterway, with frozen routes carved out by polar icebreakers, and Russian and Chinese icebreakers dominating the region.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
This activity likely took the form of outgassing jets—as the comet approached the sun, the star’s heat would have caused frozen ices to become gas.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
That escalation can have serious repercussions for borrowers, including court judgments that could lead to frozen bank accounts in certain cases.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Warmer temperatures have extended the travel season for vessels traversing this waterway, with frozen routes carved out by polar icebreakers, and Russian and Chinese icebreakers dominating the region.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
This activity likely took the form of outgassing jets—as the comet approached the sun, the star’s heat would have caused frozen ices to become gas.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
That escalation can have serious repercussions for borrowers, including court judgments that could lead to frozen bank accounts in certain cases.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Frozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frozen. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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