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
Thea Glassman, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2024
Over the decades, Pop-Tarts haven’t just come in frosted and unfrosted.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 7 May 2024
For anyone wanting to make their pearly whites a tad more brighter, Dempsey recommends Bubble Pink, which has blue undertones, and for a full frosted lip, the shimmery Golden Pearl is more than ideal.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
On top of her cup was a frosted chick in a bed of grassy flowers.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
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Verb
The Bear’s frosted window, de la Cruz adds, felt like a deliberate choice in a rougher area of the city.
—Thea Glassman, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2024
Over the decades, Pop-Tarts haven’t just come in frosted and unfrosted.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 7 May 2024
For anyone wanting to make their pearly whites a tad more brighter, Dempsey recommends Bubble Pink, which has blue undertones, and for a full frosted lip, the shimmery Golden Pearl is more than ideal.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
On top of her cup was a frosted chick in a bed of grassy flowers.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frosted
Verb
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Not seeing his name on the list should have annoyed him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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While typically a crowd at a concert might have been annoyed that the performer stopped the show to have a chat with a fan, the audience couldn’t have been more supportive and receptive.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Stir it into unsweetened iced tea to create your own strawberry Arnold Palmer.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2025
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This best-selling set from Williams Sonoma is made for everyday use and can support anything from hot coffee to iced tea.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Harvard has already had more than $2 billion in federal funds canceled or frozen and is currently suing the administration.—
Elissa Nadworny,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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The neck of the bottle is frozen, and when opened, the pressure ejects the sediment plug cleanly.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Verb
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With the exception of the Russell 2000, which gained 1%, none of the major indices bothered to get out of bed the day after Christmas.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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In fact, if you can’t be bothered even to reach for the remote to select this new button, the latest firmware update will also automatically start playing the next episode after a countdown.—
John Archer,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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It is centered with a 14.03-carat unheated Ceylon sapphire.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Gibbons pressed hot and unheated probes to the antennas of various bees; a control group wasn’t touched at all.—
Shayla Love,
The New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Zimmerman's 9-year-old son Grant and other young trainers made sure their feathers wouldn't be ruffled by the spotlight.—
Molly Nagle,
ABC News,
25 Nov. 2024
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The decision to go with a site across the bay, rather than at stadiums in Clearwater or Dunedin, ruffled some Pinellas County feathers.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
19 Nov. 2024
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“Frosted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frosted. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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