: extremely cold

Examples of ice-cold in a Sentence

ice-cold hands from hours spent shoveling snow
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For the winter-run Chinook — whose unique life cycle involves residing and spawning in freshwater through summer — the ice-cold McCloud was their stronghold. Calmatters, Mercury News, 13 May 2025 Pool season is approaching fast, along with ice-cold sodas and boozy coconut drinks. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 May 2025 Karen Grammer liked to dunk Oreos in ice-cold Coca-Cola until the cream filling hardened and the cookie softened. Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025 In the bottom of the second inning Wednesday afternoon, on the last day of what had been a torturous opening month to the season,Max Muncy finally did the thing that had eluded him over an ice-cold start. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice-cold

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice-cold was before the 12th century

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“Ice-cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cold. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

ice-cold

adjective
ˈī-ˈskōld
: very cold

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