frozen

[ froh-zuhn ]

verb

1. past participle of freeze.

adjective

1. congealed by cold; turned into ice.
2. covered with ice, as a stream.
3. frigid; very cold.
4. injured or killed by frost or cold.
5. obstructed by ice, as pipes.
6. chilly or cold in manner; unfeeling:

   a frozen stare.

7. rigid; immobilized:

   The child was frozen with fear.

8. quick-frozen:

   frozen foods.

9. (of food) chilled or refrigerated.
10. (especially of a drink) mixed with ice and frappéed in an electric blender.
11. in a form that is not readily convertible into cash; not liquid:

    frozen assets.

12. not permitted to be changed or incapable of being altered; fixed:

    frozen rents; frozen salaries.

13. Canasta. (of the discard pile) unable to be picked up by a player unless the player's hand contains a natural pair to match the top card of the pile. Compare freeze ( def 30a )

frozen

/ ˈfrəʊzən /

verb

1. the past participle of freeze

adjective

1. turned into or covered with ice
2. obstructed or blocked by ice
3. killed, injured, or stiffened by extreme cold
4. (of a region or climate) icy or snowy
5. (of food) preserved by a freezing process
6. 1. (of prices, wages, etc) arbitrarily pegged at a certain level
   2. (of business assets) not convertible into cash, as by government direction or business conditions
7. frigid, unfeeling, or disdainful in manner
8. motionless or unyielding

   he was frozen with horror

Derived Forms

• ˈfrozenness, noun
• ˈfrozenly, adverb

Other Words From

• frozen·ly adverb
• frozen·ness noun
• pre·frozen adjective
• un·frozen adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of frozen¹

First recorded in 1300–50, for the adjective

Example Sentences

She lay awake frozen in fear all night and in the morning he left.

From BBC

In some cases, that could leave your registration details being frozen for up to 10 minutes.

From BBC

Ben Chilwell has been frozen out at Chelsea and would need a move in January and some regular football before he can be considered again, although a positive for the full-back is that he won the 2020-21 Champions League under the incoming Tuchel.

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Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi has had its rating upgraded from a U to a PG because of its violence and a scene showing Han Solo frozen in carbonite.

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"A captor attempts to feed his prisoner to a monster, and there are other scenes of threat involving bombs, hostages and a hero being frozen alive."

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Related Words

• chilled
• frigid
• ice-cold
• iced
• icy