Synonyms of ice-coldnext
: extremely cold

Examples of ice-cold in a Sentence

ice-cold hands from hours spent shoveling snow
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Fans of the original 2006 film will know that Streep’s ice-cold magazine boss, Miranda Priestly, is loosely based on Wintour, who was editor-in-chief of American Vogue from 1988 to 2025. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026 Due to an ice-cold offensive performance in the desert, Texas women's basketball closed out its season Friday night with a loss in the Final Four for the second straight year. Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 3 Apr. 2026 So many Chicago White Sox fans are already up in arms over the team’s ice-cold start, which got even colder Wednesday after a 10-0 loss in Miami. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026 For an easy way to stay hydrated with ice-cold water, don’t miss out on the Owala FreeSip Water Bottle. Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026 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 14 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

ice-cold

adjective
ˈī-ˈskōld
: very cold

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