Definition of icy
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Examples of icy in a Sentence
an icy drink that was especially refreshing on that hot afternoon
she wondered why the salesclerk at the boutique had given her an icy glare
Recent Examples of icy from the Web
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Who needs Michelin stars when you’re at the bar with that po’ boy and an icy honey ale, entertained by the kitchen staff doing its thing?
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Shortly after Cassini arrived at Saturn, the spacecraft discovered mysterious plumes of water spewing into space from the tiger stripes in the icy moon's surface, hinting at the existence of a subsurface ocean.
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The deaths came amid warnings from officials around the state urging people to be careful around rivers that are high, fast and icy as warm spring temperatures melt heavy snow that fell in the Utah mountains.
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Sporting a red velvet smoking jacket and a large ornate pipe, Cranston mocked the crowd, only to be dropped into the icy bath when the donations exceeded $30 million.
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A pair of icy bucket deals leads the holiday specials here: $25 Barefoot Refresh Rosé Spritzer cans and $20 Corona/Corona Light bottles (five apiece).
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A symphonic score fills the former Shamu Stadium at SeaWorld, the tempo building suspense as footage of an icy landscape in Antarctica moves across a 140-foot-wide screen.
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The specific risk with Antarctica is that much of its icy terrain is at around sea level.
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One day, classes were interrupted by a young orca exploding out of the icy water to starboard, in flights of careless exuberance.
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Before 12th Century
First Known Use of icy
before 12th century
ICY Defined for English Language Learners
icy
playDefinition of icy for English Language Learners
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: covered with ice
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: very cold
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: not friendly or kind
ICY Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of icy for Students
icier
;iciest
1 : covered with, full of, or being ice icy roads
2 : very cold an icy wind
3 : unfriendly 1 an icy look
icily
\ˈī-sə-lē\ adverbLearn More about icy
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