froze

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹəʊz/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹoʊz/
• Rhymes: -əʊz

Verb

froze

1. simple past tense of freeze
2. (now colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of freeze
   • 1699, The Works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Eſq, […] ‎^[1], page 176:

     I have froze a whole flask full of Water, by gradually pouring it into a Pan; which confirms what Olearius ſays of making huge heaps of Ice to preſerve Bodies.

   • 1891, William Clark Russell, Round the Galley Fire‎^[2], page 131:

     Had the water been fresh our clothes would have froze into coverings of ice.

   • 1996 August 1, George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire; 1), HarperCollins, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 16:

     He saw it clear enough, now that the lordling had pointed it out. “They couldn't have froze. Not if the Wall was weeping. It wasn't cold enough."