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- Dictionaryicicle/ˈʌɪsɪkl/
noun
- 1. a hanging, tapering piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
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1. : a pendent mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water. 2. : an emotionally cold person. 3. : a long narrow strip (as of foil) used to decorate a Christmas tree. Did you know? Old English gicel, meaning icicle, became Middle English ikyl or ikel and later modern English ickle, which survives as a dialect word in Yorkshire, England.
ICICLE definition: 1. a long pointed stick of ice that is formed when drops of water freeze: 2. a long pointed stick…. Learn more.
Icicle definition: a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.. See examples of ICICLE used in a sentence.
ICICLE meaning: 1. a long pointed stick of ice that is formed when drops of water freeze: 2. a long pointed stick…. Learn more.
An icicle is a long thin piece of ice formed when dripping water freezes, like the icicles you see hanging from houses after a winter storm.
1. a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water. 2. something resembling this, as a thin strip of silver foil used as a Christmas tree decoration. 3. a cold, unemotional person.
Definition of icicle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.