refreeze

verb

re·​freeze (ˌ)rē-ˈfrēz How to pronounce refreeze (audio)
refroze (ˌ)rē-ˈfrōz How to pronounce refreeze (audio) ; refrozen (ˌ)rē-ˈfrō-zᵊn How to pronounce refreeze (audio) ; refreezing

transitive + intransitive

: to freeze again
shouldn't refreeze the meat
Ice dams form when water from melting snow runs down a roof and refreezes.AAA Times

Examples of refreeze in a Sentence

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The snow has stopped falling in Houston, but all that slush and snow will refreeze tonight, the National Weather Service said. NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025 Major airports including Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina, continued to report disruptions Saturday, while temperatures are expected to plunge after sundown Saturday, raising the risk that melting snow will refreeze, turning roadways treacherous. CBS News, 11 Jan. 2025 Temperatures were expected to plunge after sundown Saturday, raising the risk that melting snow will refreeze, turning roadways treacherous. Jeff Amy and Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 Pereira said over the next couple days, snow melting during daytime highs that get into the upper 30s or 40s could refreeze with overnight lows below 32 degrees. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for refreeze

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of refreeze was in 1784

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“Refreeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refreeze. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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