Do we eat or drink ice cubes?

It would be very odd to "drink" the ice cube, unless it was clear from context that the ice cube had melted. It would be very slightly odd to "eat" the ice cube, because there's no nutrition in it, but there's no better all-purpose word, so feel free to use it. read more

You can eat ice. When the ice is sweet and a bit less solid, then you can eat an ice cream. When you wait too long in the sun your ice cream starts to melt and becomes liquid. Then you need to hurry eating your ice cream. I don't think in English you will get to a point where you start drinking your ice cream. read more

Almost everyone knows someone who is addicted to chewing ice. They crunch on ice cubes all day long. They get up in the middle of the night to chew ice. They have favorite ice cube trays and go out of their way to get ice from specific places. They literally go crazy if they can’t get ice. Maybe you’re one of them. read more