frost
/fɹɔst/ verb C1- To cover with frost.
- To become covered with frost.
- To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost.
- To anger or annoy. · I think the boss's decision frosted him a bit.
- To sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) to prevent it from slipping on ice.
- To bleach individual strands of hair while leaving adjacent strands untouched.
He/she/it frosts · Past frosted · Past participle frosted · -ing form frosting
Verb forms
- Base form
- frost
- He/she/it
- frosts
- Past
- frosted
- Past participle
- frosted
- -ing form
- frosting
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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You remember the kind of numb cold which used to come at evening, a deadly, sickening sort of cold, very different from a crisp healthy frost.
A bright fire was glowing in the old-fashioned Waterloo stove and blue-white frost crystals were shining on the windowpanes.
Anne had gone home in the wonderful, white-frosted winter morning, heavy eyed from loss of sleep, but still talking unweariedly to Matthew as they crossed the long white field and walked under the glittering fairy arch of the Lover’s Lane maples.
Anne peeped out from her frosted gable window with delighted eyes.
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