seem to freeze
Frequency: 5.15.0 per million words
To appear to stop moving suddenly.
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Examples (10)
- Suddenly, Ronny seemed to freeze.
- When the music stopped, the children seemed to freeze in place.
- The actor seemed to freeze for a moment, forgetting his lines.
- As the loud noise erupted, the entire crowd seemed to freeze.
- Caught off guard by the question, the politician seemed to freeze.
- The deer seemed to freeze as the headlights shone on it.
- During the tense standoff, the negotiators seemed to freeze, waiting for the next move.
- The artist seemed to freeze while contemplating the canvas.
- When the alarm blared, the workers seemed to freeze in confusion.
- The suspect seemed to freeze when he saw the police car.