frost 1 of 2

noun

ˈfrȯst How to pronounce frost (audio)
Definition of frostnext
1
as in rime
a covering of tiny ice crystals on a cold surface the wintertime routine of scraping the frost off the car's windshield every morning

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2
as in disaster
something that has failed the get-acquainted meeting with his fiancée's parents turned out to be a complete frost

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frost

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verb

as in to bug
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me

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Recent Examples of frost
Noun
This handsome specimen produces large white flowers from mid-summer until the first frost. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026 Jason Mast has an inside look at the new company, including its effort to resurrect treatments abandoned by pharma or left to gather frost in an academic freezer, often because there are too few patients for a company to generate profit. — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
The technical is to make a vegan chocolate sponge cake and ganache with frosting that seems like it is made out of the leftover slime from a kindergartner’s slumber party. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026 Her lips were frosted with a sheen of seashell pink, which manages to be both wintry and summery at the same time. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frost
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frost
  1. rime
  2. disaster
  3. bug
  4. hoar
  5. failure
  6. annoy
  7. hoarfrost
  8. catastrophe
Noun
  • The rocks closest to the spray were white with rime, and a faint rainbow hung in the air, a diaphanous net catching color.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • In temperatures below freezing, fog can actually deposit ice onto objects at or near the ground, called rime ice.
    — Ross Lazear, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of rime
Noun
  • People mourn for the dead from the Cherry Mine disaster in 1909.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The developer sees potential uses in disaster assessment, water resource monitoring and surveys of coastlines and ports.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of disaster
Verb
  • The Department of Justice’s prosecution of a Saudi national for allegedly bugging an OpenAI conference room is causing anxiety among OpenAI employees, many of whom are foreign nationals.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • On Monday, a court granted the US government’s request to deny release of a former OpenAI engineer accused of bugging a top-secret conference room to steal the frontier lab’s secrets.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of bug
Noun
  • The hoar frost made the trees sparkle as though Earthquake Park were contained in a snow globe.
    — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Furthermore, the clear conditions preceding the storm could have led to the formation of a layer of light, feathery frost, known as surface hoar.
    — Douglas Preston, The New Yorker, 10 May 2021
Definition of hoar
Noun
  • Obstacles, wind, sensor errors, or other system failures can prevent it from completing the maneuver safely.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Coach Mikey Varas has spent the past week asking his players to confront their failure to reach the MLS Cup playoffs rather than simply count down the days until the offseason.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of failure
Verb
  • Raymond Lopez, alderman of Chicago’s 15th Ward, told the station that the other driver appeared to be annoyed about something that happened several blocks back.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Studio executives who annoyed her might find their films receiving tepid coverage.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of annoy
Noun
  • The cave walls shimmer with hoarfrost, delicate ice filaments that resemble an intricate frozen lacework.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Nearby, hoarfrost shimmered on hemlock branches, a bear cub peered out from a hole in the snow, and a sudden, terrifying silence echoed in the ears of the man’s ski partners.
    — Caroline Van Hemert, Outside Online, 11 Aug. 2021
Definition of hoarfrost
Noun
  • At the time of the last catastrophe, a convulsive shift in media consumption began undermining the value of the legacy distribution scheme, which in turn led to grave uncertainties related to revenue sharing.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The strategy provided insurers with concessions such as the right to charge policyholders for the reinsurance carriers must buy to protect themselves from catastrophes, such as the January 2025 wildfires.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of catastrophe

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