: extremely cold

Examples of ice-cold in a Sentence

ice-cold hands from hours spent shoveling snow
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Back in the day, Lynchburg residents stopped by The Cavalier Store to pick up milk, bread, and other basics, and stay for a quick bite, usually a hot dog and an ice-cold beer. Abby Price, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025 The Dodgers had the bases loaded with two outs when ice-cold Andy Pages came to the plate. Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025 Spraying it on has the same bracing quality as taking a sip of ice-cold sparkling water. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025 It’s called permafrost, and in central Alaska just south of the Arctic circle, this ice-cold layer reaches hundreds of feet below the tundra. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

ice-cold

adjective
ˈī-ˈskōld
: very cold

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