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icicle

[ahy-si-kuhl] / ˈaɪ sɪ kəl /


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The next morning, with a quick flip upside down, Epperson had a sweet icicle with a built-in handle, which he dubbed the Epsicle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Drops will continue to run down the icicle, freezing at the end, to give the icicle its distinctive shape.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

There were icicle lights outside their rural Georgia home, garland on the banister and stockings hanging above the fireplace.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2023

Ice is rigid and brittle — it would be astonishing to bend an icicle around a softball and have it spring back to its original straight shape.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2021

Duane sauntered over to the mouth of his cave and snapped off a hanging icicle for breakfast.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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