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refreeze

British  
/ riːˈfriːz /

verb

  1. to freeze or be frozen again after having defrosted

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Each step over refrozen snow snaps like thin sugar crust.

From Salon

The next day it gets warm again; the sodas thaw and run into the cloth booties and refreeze in the cloth.

From Literature

When heating eases, the shell thickens again as water refreezes.

From Science Daily

It warned that melting snow and ice could fall from buildings without warning and that streets and pavements could refreeze overnight.

From BBC

Temperatures fluctuated right around freezing day and night, causing a repeated thaw and refreeze that made sidewalks treacherous.

From The Wall Street Journal