frosted
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
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covered or injured by frost
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covered with icing, as a cake
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(of glass, etc) having a surface roughened, as if covered with frost, to prevent clear vision through it
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Example Sentences
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He went to the toilet, which is when he saw a flicker of orange through the frosted glass of the window.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
So, the mirrors were frosted, triggering a debate – not just about space, but also Singapore's fixation with orderliness, the low bar for people to complain, and its many, many rules.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
“You couldn’t see the fine details, but you could see everything else,” said Denise Milano Sprung of the frosted bathroom door of the hotel room she shared with her husband at the Calgary Airport Marriott.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
On a Wednesday evening in August, Celeste Perkins walked into El Atacor #1 in Cypress Park holding a towering three-tiered cake, frosted in American buttercream and airbrushed in oversaturated hues of red, green and blue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
He looked out the panes that were already a little frosted over, and the moonlight flooded him, and his scar was a bright ragged line along his side.
From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt
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