Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

froze

/ˈfɹoʊz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: froze
IPA: /ˈfɹoʊz/

17

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of freeze

verb

past participle of freeze

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"I have froze a whole flask full of Water, by gradually pouring it into a Pan; which confirms what Olearius ſays of making huge heaps of Ice to preſerve Bodies."
"Had the water been fresh our clothes would have froze into coverings of ice."
"He saw it clear enough, now that the lordling had pointed it out. “They couldn't have froze. Not if the Wall was weeping. It wasn't cold enough.""

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɹoʊz/
British English: /ˈfɹəʊz/

Usage

Colloquial

Derived Forms

frozar frozon

Homonyms

fros

Rhymes With

those shows goes knows rose suppose chose nose grows flows pose throws

Questions

How do you pronounce froze?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹoʊz/.
What does froze mean?: simple past of freeze

How to pronounce froze

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