ice water

noun

: chilled or iced water especially served as a beverage

Examples of ice water in a Sentence

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The original Ice Bucket Challenge made a huge splash in 2014, as everyday people, celebrities, famous athletes, tech CEOs and politicians got tubs of ice water dumped on their heads to increase awareness of the progressive neurodegenerative disease ALS and raise funds to battle it. Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 In 2014, millions of people online were dumping buckets of ice water on their heads and pulling out their wallets to raise funds and awareness for ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Add a little bit of ice water to help smooth the hummus to a creamy consistency. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025 Skip the lemon Hall also seems to like a squeeze of lemon in his ice water. Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice water

Word History

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice water was in 1669

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“Ice water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20water. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

ice water

noun
: chilled or iced water especially for drinking
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