Icicle

Noun CEFR B1

ˈʌɪsəkəl

Definitions

A drooping, tapering shape of ice.

Equivalents

Españolcandela candelizo carámbanochuzo pinganello pinganillo

Françaischandelle de glace glaçon

DeutschEiszapfen

43 more languages

العربيةدَلَاة جَلِيدِيَّة رقاقة الثلج

Azərbaycan dililülə

Беларускаялядзяш

བོད་སྐད།ཁྱགས་དཔྱངས

Bosanskiledenica леденица

Catalàcaramell

Češtinarampouch střechýl

Cymraegcloch iâ pibonwyen

Danskistap

Ελληνικάπαγοκρύσταλλος

Eestijääpurikas

Euskaraizotz-burruntzi izotz-kandela

فارسیدنگاله

Suomijääkalikka jääpuikko

Gàidhligcaisean-reòta

Galegocandea candeolo carambelocarambo carazo

हिन्दीहिमलंब

Hrvatskiledenica леденица

Հայերենսառցալեզվակ

Íslenskagrýlukerti

Italianoghiacciolo

日本語すがま凇氷柱

ქართულილოლუა

Қазақ тілісүмелек сүңгі

ಕನ್ನಡಹಿಮದ ಬಿಳಲು ಹಿಮಸರಳು

한국어고드름

Kurdîhell

LatinaStiria

Lietuviųvarveklis

Latviešulāsteka

Македонскимразулец мранѕул

Монголсоёо мөс

Nederlandsijskegel ijspegel pegel

Polskisopel

Portuguêssincelo

Românățurțur

Русскийсосулька сосуля

Slovenčinacencúľ

Shqipehull hell

Српскиledenica леденица

Svenskaistapp

Українськабурулька

Examples

“Mor. Miſlike me not for my complexion, / The ſhadowed liuerie of the burniſht ſunne, / To whom I am a neighbour,and neere bred. / Bring ⟳ me the faireſt creature North-ward borne, / Where Phœbus fire ſcarce thawes the yſicles, / And let ⟳ vs make ⟳ inciſion for your loue, / To proue whoſe blood is reddeſt,his or mine.”

“Several days of sub-zero temperatures caused icicles up to 1.5 metres long to form ⟳ in tunnels across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

icicle plant icicle radish Icicles Icier Iciest icilin

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