Definitions
suddenly behave coldly and formally
Word origin
From Middle English fresen, from Old English frēosan (“to freeze”), from Proto-West Germanic *freusan, from Proto-Germanic *freusaną (“to freeze”), from Proto-Indo-European *prews- (“to freeze; frost”).
Used in a sentence
“The lake froze solid.”
“1855, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha, Book XX: The Famine, Ever thicker, thicker, thicker / Froze the ice on lake and river,”
“He got to Dawson before the river froze, and now I suppose I won't hear any more until spring.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Become icy”6 letters
02“Turn to ice”6 letters
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