Past tense of frost
regular verb
The past tense of frost is frosted. The past participle is also frosted.
Forms of frost
| Base form (V1) | frost /fɹɒst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | frosted |
| Past participle (V3) | frosted |
| Present participle | frosting /ˈfɹɒst.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | frosts |
Frosted in a sentence
- “The weather is pleasant while it frosted a little at night.”1975, Brian W. Blouet, Merlin P. Lawson, editors, Images of the Plains: The Role of Human Nature in Settlement, University of Nebraska...
- I think the boss's decision frosted him a bit.
- She installed frosted windows, since there was a clear view of her bathroom from her neighbor's bedroom.From the entry frosted
- I was so frosted after drinking that 12-pack.From the entry frosted
- Frosted or wastey fruit will be unsalable.From the entry wastey
Meaning of frost
- noun A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
- noun The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.
- noun Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.
Questions about the past tense of frost
- What is the past tense of frost?
- The past tense of frost is frosted.
- What is the past participle of frost?
- The past participle of frost is frosted.
- Is frost a regular or irregular verb?
- Frost is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: frost (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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