frost
noun
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
had frosted
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past perfectof frost.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“My hair was short, so when I grew it out I had frosted tips for a couple months.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
In the morning, my breath had frosted over the inside of the windows and the field was covered with a pall of wet snow.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2019
The decades had frosted his dark hair gray and thickened his waistline.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2016
They would wake in the morning to see that the rime had frosted their beards, and, until the sun warmed them, they looked like old men, white-bearded before their time.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
I think it had been a bathroom back in the holiday camp days, because the only window had frosted glass and was really high up near the ceiling.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
