Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shatter the ice

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: shat-ter the ice
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To break the ice in a sudden or dramatic fashion.

Etymology

By extension of the metaphor used in break the ice.

Inflected Forms

shatters the ice (present, singular) shattering the ice (participle, present) shattered the ice (participle, past) shattered the ice (past)

Questions

What does shatter the ice mean?: To break the ice in a sudden or dramatic fashion.
Where does shatter the ice come from?: By extension of the metaphor used in break the ice.

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