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froze

UK/ˈfɹəʊz/US/ˈfɹoʊz/

A form of freeze — Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.

Less commonScrabble 17

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Meanings

verb

pastsimple past of freeze
colloquialnonstandardparticiplepastpast participle of freeze
Had the water been fresh our clothes would have froze into coverings of ice.
1891, William Clark Russell, Round the Galley Fire, page 131
2 more examples
I have froze a whole flask full of Water, by gradually pouring it into a Pan; which confirms what Olearius ſays of making huge heaps of Ice to preſerve Bodies.
1699, The Works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Eſq, […] , page 176
He saw it clear enough, now that the lordling had pointed it out. “They couldn't have froze. Not if the Wall was weeping. It wasn't cold enough."
1996 August 1, George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire; 1), HarperCollins, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 16

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with froze

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APA

froze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/froze

MLA

“froze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/froze. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “froze,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/froze.

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