The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FROZE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Suddenly stopped moving crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FROZE | 100 % | 5 |
Why may FROZE be the right solution?
The word "froze" means to suddenly stop moving or become immobile, making it the correct answer to the clue "Suddenly stopped moving."
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Crossword Answer definitions
FROZE verb- Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
- To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
- To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
- To be affected by extreme cold.
- (of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).
- (of people and other animals) To stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.
- To cause someone to become motionless.
- To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
- To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.
- To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets
- Of prices, spending etc., to keep at the same level, without any increase.
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