ghiacciare

Meaning

  1. (also, figuratively, transitive) to freeze
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to suddenly deprive (someone) of a reaction; to leave in shock; to paralyze
  3. (impersonal, intransitive) to be freezing (of weather)
  4. (intransitive) to ice over
  5. (intransitive) to get cold
  6. (intransitive) to become numb from the cold

Synonyms

Hyphenated as
ghiac‧cià‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡjatˈt͡ʃa.re/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin glaciāre. Synchronically ghiaccio + -are.

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