ice over

verb

To become covered in ice, usually of a body of water.

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ice upfrost over
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Meanings

verbice over (third-person singular simple present ices over, present participle icing over, simple past and past participle iced over)

present singular third person ices over · participle present icing over · participle past iced over · past iced over

  1. intransitiveTo become covered in ice, usually of a body of water.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window

Similar
ice upfrost over
Broader
change
Also see
ice up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish jäätyä
  • jäätyäto become covered in ice
German vereisen
  • vereisento become covered in ice
Italian ghiacciare
  • ghiacciareto become covered in ice
Polish zamarzać, zamarznąć
  • zamarzaćto become covered in ice
  • zamarznąćto become covered in ice
  • pokrywać się lodemto become covered in ice
  • pokryć się lodemto become covered in ice
Spanish helarse, congelarse
  • helarseto become covered in ice
  • congelarseto become covered in ice
Cite this entry
APA

ice over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20over

MLA

“ice over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20over. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ice over,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20over.

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