"refreeze" meaning in English

See refreeze in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɹiːˈfɹiːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-refreeze.wav Forms: refreezes [present, singular, third-person], refreezing [participle, present], refroze [past], refrozen [participle, past]
Rhymes: -iːz Etymology: From re- + freeze. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|freeze}} re- + freeze Head templates: {{en-verb|refreezes|refreezing|refroze|refrozen}} refreeze (third-person singular simple present refreezes, present participle refreezing, simple past refroze, past participle refrozen)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To freeze again. Tags: intransitive, transitive

Inflected forms

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