icing up
Becoming dangerously slick
Icing up describes the process of ice forming on a surface, especially when it becomes problematic: The wings were icing up during the flight.
Aircraft, windshields, pipes, and machinery can all ice up when temperatures drop and moisture freezes.
The phrase emphasizes gradual accumulation rather than instant freezing.
- black iceInvisible frozen road surface
- ice buildupAccumulated frozen water
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- cold snapBrief period of bitter chill
- freezingExtremely cold
below zero · glaze · hoarfrost · rime · ice crystals · congelation · snow · solidification · frigidness · ice scrapers · ice storm · crystallization · sleet · glaciation · hail · road salt · thermal blankets · windshield
temperature/state change
icing upthawing
Frozen matter liquefying
melting · defrosting · de-icing · warming up · thawing out