air-conditions

verb

present tense third-person singular of air-condition
as in freezes

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  1. freezes
  2. ices
  3. frosts
  4. cools
Verb
  • When the app freezes, you're stranded If the technology works, fine.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Restricted airflow and low refrigerant levels are the most common reasons your AC freezes in hot weather.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 28 June 2026
Definition of freezes
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  • When Claire’s adult daughter Channing pilots the idea of going on a ski trip next year and starting her own holiday traditions, Claire completely ices her out and won’t consider it.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 9 Dec. 2025
Definition of ices
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  • Airy meringue frosts this tender, lime-and-coconut cake.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • These hybrid magnolias display magnificent deep-pink to reddish-purple flowers late enough in spring that frosts seldom damage them.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Definition of frosts
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  • Florida afternoons are the ideal time to linger in a café, browse a local shop, peruse a museum, or pop into a movie while rain cools things down.
    — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 14 July 2026
  • At the same time, because heat is being prevented from escaping, the upper atmosphere cools noticeably.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of cools
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