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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
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Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
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Other Word Forms
- c· adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of icicle1
C14: from ice + ickel, from Old English gicel icicle, related to Old Norse öܱ large piece of ice, glacier
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Drops will continue to run down the icicle, freezing at the end, to give the icicle its distinctive shape.
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The icicles crawl farther up my legs, around my waist, my chest, then up to my neck, binding me tightly.
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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.
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Climbers began to haul themselves up frozen waterfalls and dangling icicles, carving out a discipline separate from mountaineering.
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Blades of grass hardened into icicles as snow fell and temperatures dropped in Houston, Texas.
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