ice over/up

phrasal verb

iced over/up; icing over/up; ices over/up

: to become covered with ice

The freezing rain caused the roads to ice over.

As the weather grew colder, the pond iced over.

The wings of the plane iced up during the storm.

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Central and northern Mississippi, including Jackson and Tupelo, will experience snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches and ice up to one-10th of an inch. —

Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 For decades, scientists have been using large drills to penetrate Arctic ice sheets and extract columns of ice up to 11,000 feet long. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025 AccuWeather meteorologists warned enough cold air would linger to raise the risk of patchy ice over the Northeast. —

Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024 The canine had fallen through the ice over Shadow Lake and was struggling to escape the frigid water. —

Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ice over/up