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icicle
[ahy-si-kuhl]
noun
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
a thin strip of paper, plastic, or foil, usually silvery, for hanging on a Christmas tree as decoration.
a cold, unemotional person.
icicle
/ ˈɪɪə /
noun
a hanging spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
Other 51Թ Forms
- icicled adjective
- ˈ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of icicle1
Example Sentences
Drops will continue to run down the icicle, freezing at the end, to give the icicle its distinctive shape.
The icicles crawl farther up my legs, around my waist, my chest, then up to my neck, binding me tightly.
The wind tore wildly around the world, whipping up the snow in mountainous drifts, breaking frozen branches off trees, sending icicles clattering to the glassy ground.
Climbers began to haul themselves up frozen waterfalls and dangling icicles, carving out a discipline separate from mountaineering.
Blades of grass hardened into icicles as snow fell and temperatures dropped in Houston, Texas.
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