refreeze

verb

re·​freeze (ˌ)rē-ˈfrēz 

refroze (ˌ)rē-ˈfrōz  ; refrozen (ˌ)rē-ˈfrō-zᵊn  ; refreezing

transitive + intransitive

: to freeze again

shouldn't refreeze the meat

Ice dams form when water from melting snow runs down a roof and refreezes.

—AAA Times

Examples of refreeze in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Temperatures will reach the upper 30s and lower 40s this week in New York City and Boston as well, meaning some of the snow that has blanketed the region could begin to melt with some refreezing possible overnight. —Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026

Ice that melts under the midday sun creates water flows that shift and quickly refreeze, creating new black ice spots daily. —Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026

Roof icicles form from heat escaping an attic, causing the snow on the roof to melt and refreeze. —Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026

Overnight lows will still manage to dip into the 20s, so any of the snow and ice that melts will refreeze. —Steven Sosna, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for refreeze

• agrees
• appease
• bailees
• bougies
• burmese
• chemise
• chickpeas
• chinese
• cowpeas
• curies
• decrees
• degrees