freezing

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/ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/

adj 3noun 2

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look

The swimmers felt freezing after getting out of the cold ocean.

ADV

bloody

It was bloody freezing when we waited outside for the bus this morning.

absolutely

The water in the pool was absolutely freezing when we jumped in yesterday.

PHRASES

freezing cold

The water was freezing cold when we jumped into the swimming pool yesterday.

(noun.)

VERB + FREEZING POINT

get to, reach

PREP

above ~

Even in winter, the temperature in this city usually stays above freezing.

at ~

Water turns into ice at freezing temperatures during the harsh winter months.

below ~

It was so cold last winter that the lake froze solid when temperatures fell below freezing.

Definitions

adj

Suffering or causing frost.

Very cold.

The freezing point of water, zero degrees celsius.

Despite this, the average temperature at the surface [of Mars] is 50–60K below freezing, making it hard to imagine that any plants or animals could survive.

noun

The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.

Hence, there is a succession of thawings and freezings. The former expand, and endeavour to restore the surface of the ground to its natural condition, while the latter contract and harden it.

[…] and the sloping collection of fractured rocks—known as talus—that tumbled down from the quartzite bluffs during the repeated freezings and unfreezings of the last Ice Age.

The action of numbing with anesthetics.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to

freeze

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

freezing cold

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see freezing, cold: cold in a way that involves freezing of water or other liquids.

Don't even touch that pump handle — it's freezing cold and your skin might freeze against it.

Example Bank

Despite this, the average temperature at the surface [of Mars] is 50–60K below freezing, making it hard to imagine that any plants or animals could survive.

Wiktionary

Hence, there is a succession of thawings and freezings. The former expand, and endeavour to restore the surface of the ground to its natural condition, while the latter contract and harden it.

Wiktionary

[…] and the sloping collection of fractured rocks—known as talus—that tumbled down from the quartzite bluffs during the repeated freezings and unfreezings of the last Ice Age.

Wiktionary

The rescue flight had to reckon with strong winds and freezing temperatures.

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The temperature has been below freezing for several days.

Tatoeba · #20348

I'm freezing.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, freezing is marked as literally. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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