- past tense form of freeze.
verb
Example Sentences
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"I kind of froze and didn't speak for a minute," says Urmston.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Local authorities later said they detained the person in charge of the company, Huiteng Shoes, and froze the firm’s accounts, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
To investigate these effects, the team flash froze bee tissues and analyzed their RNA to measure how gene activity changed after pesticide exposure.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Later that year, he twice froze during press conferences, stared into space, and had to be assisted.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
Phillip asked, as Jack abruptly froze in place.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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