Get to know Icy better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like frigid or frozen.
Icy meaning
- Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
- Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
- Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
Using Icy
- The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty. | Covered with ice, wholly or partially. | Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
- Useful related words include: frigid, frozen, glacial, cold.
- In the example corpus, icy often appears in combinations such as: the icy, an icy, icy conditions.
Context around Icy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Icy
- In this selection, "icy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, unexpected, enceladus, collect, weather, cold and spots stand out and add context to how "icy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an icy but thawing and an icy mix covers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "icy" sits close to words such as amounted, billed and campaigners, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with icy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An icy mix covers Highway 114 on Monday, Jan. (9 words)
As Adam MacVicar reports, the freeze-thaw cycle is making conditions icy. (12 words)
Council has warned residents of missed bin collections this week due to the icy weather. (15 words)
Allow the engine to idle for at least a minute (or longer in icy weather) before putting it in gear, allowing the oil to circulate and apply its lubricating powers to internal components before the action begins. (37 words)
By investigating the composition of the oceans, scientists can learn about materials that might be found on the moons' icy surfaces as well, depending on whether substances underneath were pushed up from below by geological activity. (36 words)
He gives the token to Tess to help inspire Letty to get out of her icy prison, and Tess gives it back to him to remind him she's coming to find him and the kid. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
If it’s snowy or icy, you’ll need to slow down significantly so you don’t slide on unexpected icy spots.
The spacecraft would enter into Saturn orbit and enable multiple flybys through Enceladus' icy plumes to collect icy plume particles and volatiles and return them to Earth on a capsule.
Allow the engine to idle for at least a minute (or longer in icy weather) before putting it in gear, allowing the oil to circulate and apply its lubricating powers to internal components before the action begins.
An icy but thawing shows up in one section for the kind of chessboard sparring that “Zodiac” was built on.
An icy mix covers Highway 114 on Monday, Jan.
Another icy cold night with a widespread sharp or severe frost in sub-zero temperatures, will occur on Tuesday as the cold-snap continues to plague the country.
As Adam MacVicar reports, the freeze-thaw cycle is making conditions icy.
As much as you’d love to put it off, authorities in Southern Ontario say the time has come to get yourself, and your vehicle, prepared for icy and dicey weather.
As the Wades snaked along icy Rim of the World highway, doctors told them to find the nearest hospital and deliver the baby there.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed on Sunday to "work constructively" with China as the two countries seek to thaw icy relations.
But then a man with slicked black hair and icy blue hair walked out, slick in the ring and perfect on the microphone, and he was genuinely, instantly hooked on Adam Cole.
By investigating the composition of the oceans, scientists can learn about materials that might be found on the moons' icy surfaces as well, depending on whether substances underneath were pushed up from below by geological activity.
Council has warned residents of missed bin collections this week due to the icy weather.
Drivers have been warned they face “very treacherous icy conditions” in parts of the UK on Monday after another night of sub-zero temperatures.
Due to icy road conditions all schools in Lunenburg County are closed today, Thursday, April 6,2023.
For instance, transport companies may have to navigate icy roads or deal with vehicle breakdowns due to the cold, which can indirectly inflate costs.
He gives the token to Tess to help inspire Letty to get out of her icy prison, and Tess gives it back to him to remind him she's coming to find him and the kid.
Hidden Falls Regional Park in St. Paul also is a beauty, but it's located in the Mississippi River bottoms, so may be icy or muddy.
However, for extreme Bárbara Hernandez, taking to icy cold waters is not only her day job, but her life’s calling.
Icy pavement was the only choice from there but sliding right past the turn eastward toward Gem and Finnegan — and antelope country — I made the choice to hit the gravel again, this time headed southward.
Common combinations with icy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the icy 40×
- an icy 28×
- icy conditions 17×
- and icy 16×
- icy and 11×
- icy cold 8×
- icy stretches 8×
- icy surfaces 6×
- to icy 6×
- with icy 6×