refreeze
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Temperatures fluctuated right around freezing day and night, causing a repeated thaw and refreeze that made sidewalks treacherous.
A yellow warning for ice covers large parts of Wales until midday on Saturday as partially thawed snow refreezes, accompanied by wintry showers and freezing fog.
From BBC
That said, not many products can be frozen, thawed, and refrozen without any structural or chemical change.
From Salon
Fruit and fruit juices that have started to thaw can be refrozen unless they’ve started to get moldy, slimy or smell like yeast.
From Los Angeles Times
For example, when snow melts, some of the water infiltrates and refreezes, while the rest flows directly into the ocean.
From Science Daily
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