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adjective

Definition of frostednext
as in iced

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verb

past tense of frost
as in annoyed
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 frosted
Adjective
Its headliner attraction is the Meow Wolf Las Vegas’ Omega Mart, a satirical supermarket stocked with fake products like tattooed chicken, frosted hay, leprechaun kidneys and robot milk. — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Doritos, ramen, marshmallows, and frosted cereals; French fries cooked in beef tallow; tofu prepared on a grill that just had meat on it—even the most innocuous products can contain beef, pork, or dairy. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Verb
At the Port Authority Bus Terminal expansion, half a mile uptown, Staller trained his lens on giant tubes of steel rimmed with teeth—core drill sections, frosted with snow, like colossal ziti topped with mozzarella cheese—which a crane was hoisting into place. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026 Serve your cake or cupcakes frosted with cream cheese frosting at room temperature for the best taste and texture. — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frosted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frosted
  1. iced
  2. annoyed
  3. frozen
  4. bugged
  5. refrigerated
  6. irritated
  7. unheated
  8. bothered
Adjective
  • Dunkin's pumpkin spice signature latte is typically available hot or iced.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Whether your plans include taking a swim in the pool or sipping your favorite iced beverage, there are still plenty more warm days ahead.
    — Brittany VanDerBill, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026
Definition of iced
Verb
  • Club homeowners are not merely annoyed by tourist bonanzas like the World Cup — Airbnb is FIFA’s official lodging partner — or the Ultra music festival, Spring Break and Formula 1 weekend.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • The equalising goal came in first-half stoppage time, with Norway coach Stale Solbakken visibly annoyed with referee Clement Turpin at the half-time interval.
    — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of annoyed
Adjective
  • Hamm wore an arm brace during filming after a baseball injury, while Peet worked through a frozen shoulder in Season 1.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Protect Your Pipes According to Feng, one of the most costly consequences of a power outage can be frozen pipes.
    — Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of frozen
Verb
  • The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, a law-enforcement agency known as NABU, had bugged Mindich’s apartment in Kyiv, and detectives picked up his conversations about Fire Point.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • The group alleged that as well as hacking their phones, journalists from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday tapped landlines and bugged houses and cars.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of bugged
Adjective
  • Keep refrigerated foods cold, store leftovers promptly and always check for signs of spoilage such as an off smell, mold or changes in texture.
    — LeeAnn Weintraub, Oc Register, 25 July 2026
  • Each new shipment of sod that arrived in refrigerated trucks costs about $250,000 — and teams likely would have to replace that sod at least once during an NFL season.
    — A.J. Perez, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of refrigerated
Verb
  • But the idea has irritated California’s billionaire class, and some have left the state in protest or threatened to do so.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
  • Hasslers, the researchers found, tended to be people who irritated the study respondents but whom the respondents could not escape.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
Definition of irritated
Adjective
  • Many sloths intended for display at the International Drive attraction languished and died by early this year in small cages inside an unheated warehouse.
    — Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Potted plants can be brought indoors during cold snaps (freezing temperatures) and stored in a cool location such as an unheated garage.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 July 2026
Definition of unheated
Verb
  • The effect that Republicans’ Wuhan investigations and right-leaning media had on Fauci’s public image continuously bothered him, according to the writings.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • Johnson took the job partly out of patriotism; he was bothered that so few people knew the smartphone was a Canadian invention.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Definition of bothered

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