refreeze
verb
re·freeze
(ˌ)rē-ˈfrēz 
refroze
(ˌ)rē-ˈfrōz
; refrozen
(ˌ)rē-ˈfrō-zᵊn
; refreezing
; refrozen
(ˌ)rē-ˈfrō-zᵊn
; refreezing
: to freeze again
shouldn't refreeze the meat
Ice dams form when water from melting snow runs down a roof and refreezes.—
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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
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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
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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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