Definitions

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  • adjective Half or partially frozen.

Etymologies

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semi- +‎ frozen

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Examples

  • Just before serving, sift some of the brown sugar over the semifrozen cream in a layer no more than 1 ⁄ 8 inch thick, covering the cream completely.

    "Let your guests wait—they will be rewarded" Matthew Guerrieri 2007

  • Brandon tapped his horn politely, then swerved through semifrozen potholes across the center line to get a cleaner look at the fringed silhouette of a red-tailed hawk, twenty-six, the white rump of a northern flicker, twenty-seven, and, suspended above everything, the boomerang shape of a solo tree swallow, twenty-eight.

    ‘Border Songs’ 2009

  • Just before serving, sift some of the brown sugar over the semifrozen cream in a layer no more than 1 ⁄ 8 inch thick, covering the cream completely.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

  • A heavy hoarfrost still glazed parts of the pavement untouched by the sunlight, and the open gutter that ran down the center of the street was semifrozen.

    The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004

  • A heavy hoarfrost still glazed parts of the pavement untouched by the sunlight, and the open gutter that ran down the center of the street was semifrozen.

    The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004

  • A heavy hoarfrost still glazed parts of the pavement untouched by the sunlight, and the open gutter that ran down the center of the street was semifrozen.

    The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004

  • A heavy hoarfrost still glazed parts of the pavement untouched by the sunlight, and the open gutter that ran down the center of the street was semifrozen.

    The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004

  • A heavy hoarfrost still glazed parts of the pavement untouched by the sunlight, and the open gutter that ran down the center of the street was semifrozen.

    The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004

  • With the cloth in a semifrozen state, it came right off in her grasp—like a stiff shell of armor—and the figurine was left standing naked in a blaze of glory.

    Hearts STEF ANN HOLM 2001

  • With the cloth in a semifrozen state, it came right off in her grasp—like a stiff shell of armor—and the figurine was left standing naked in a blaze of glory.

    Hearts STEF ANN HOLM 2001

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