Antonyms for icicle
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ahy-si-kuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪ sɪ kəl |
Definition of icicle
Origin :- early 14c., isykle, from is "ice" + ikel "icicle," from Old English gicel "icicle, ice" (rel. to cylegicel "cold ice"), from Proto-Germanic *jekilaz (cf. Old Norse jaki "piece of ice," diminutive jökull "icicle, ice, glacier;" Old High German ihilla "icicle"), from PIE *yeg- "ice." Dialectal ickle "icicle" survived into 20c.
- As in ice : noun frozen water
- An icicle hanging on one's nose is a simple sort of humour in any case.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- I have seen a great army thaw away like an icicle in the sunshine.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Jed was conscious of a cold sensation, like the touch of an icicle, up and down his spine.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Thou art hot-tempered and boyish, but I am cold as an icicle.
- Extract from : « In the Days of Drake » by J. S. Fletcher
- He doesn't say for how long, and acts the icicle in the presence of others.
- Extract from : « Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess » by Henry W. Fischer
- "I hope you had a pleasant stroll this afternoon," came in icicle tones.
- Extract from : « An American Suffragette » by Isaac N. Stevens
- For a little he gazed at him in silence, and his look might have turned a sunbeam to an icicle.
- Extract from : « A Book of Myths » by Jean Lang
- Whenever I open my mouth it feels as if some one had stuffed an icicle in.
- Extract from : « The Young Treasure Hunter » by Frank V. Webster
- She was no longer the icicle that had put a chill into underwriters and bidders.
- Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
- "Prod him with the icicle," said the Kangaroo to the Polar Bear.
- Extract from : « Andiron Tales » by John Kendrick Bangs
Synonyms for icicle
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