Freeze-___

FRAME

Think of a moment in a video or animation where everything suddenly stops moving to highlight a single, dramatic image.

"Freeze-frame" is a common term in film and photography where a single frame of a moving scene is isolated to create a still image. The clue plays on this phrase by splitting it into "Freeze-___," hinting at the missing word that completes the familiar expression. Since "frame" is the natural fit, the answer becomes clear once you recognize the reference to pausing motion in visual media.