ice water
Americannoun
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water chilled with or as if with ice.
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melted ice.
noun
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water formed from ice
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Also called: iced water. drinking water cooled by refrigeration or the addition of ice
Etymology
Origin of ice water
First recorded in 1715–25
Example Sentences
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After a particularly long, road rage-y drive, I splashed my face with ice water, a tip I learned on TikTok, to see if it might take the edge off my vibrating tension.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Videos upon videos of Americans ditching ice water for hot water in the morning, boiling apples into tea, and saying that we have met them “at a very Chinese time” in their lives.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
The hidden image became clear only after the film was placed in ice water or gradually heated.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026
“As a quarterback you have to take what they give you — and Jaylin did that,” said Gerard, whose players doused him with ice water after the awards ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025
He choked back the tears until his throat ached the way it did right after he gulped a glass of ice water.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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