as in sticks
a cold aloof person
his wife is such an icicle you're lucky to get so much as a greeting from her
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Noun
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Scambos says this is part of the normal life cycle of icebergs, something that's been happening for millennia, and doesn't appear to be part of climate change.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Or the way Karl Lagerfeld turned Grand Palais into supermarkets, icebergs, and rocket launchpads.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
17 Aug. 2025
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Start your day with a morning coffee, drop by for a lunch meeting to dine on tasty salade niçoise and pinsa, or come here for date night to enjoy their blue crab toast and linguine with clams.—
Rana Good,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Icicles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icicles. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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