freezing

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adjective

freez·ing ˈfrē-ziŋ

Synonyms of freezing next

: very cold

"Put on your jacket. It's freezing outside!"

Addy rushed home through the darkening streets as if she were pushed along by the wind. She was freezing!—

Connie Porter

: being at or below the temperature at which water freezes

a forecast for freezing temperatures overnight

freezing adverb

The weather was freezing cold. [=very cold]

freezingly adverb

freezingly cold temperatures

Mrs. Reed's hands still lay on her work inactive: her eye of ice continued to dwell freezingly on mine. —

Charlotte Brontë

freezing

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noun

: the temperature at which water freezes

temperatures dipping below freezing

Examples of freezing in a Sentence

Adjective why aren't you wearing a coat, as it's freezing outside?

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Adjective

Austin opens cold weather shelters Tuesday night Austin is opening its cold weather shelters Tuesday night as freezing temperatures are expected in the region into Wednesday morning. —

Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024 Protecting children from Ukraine’s freezing temperatures Children in Ukraine are facing their third winter since the escalation of the war in February 2022. —

Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024

Noun

Refrigeration will slow the growth of bacteria on foods, but neither refrigeration nor freezing will kill bacteria that’s already there, Rai explains. —

Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024 The Alternative to Egg Freezing Flora positions itself as an alternative or an addition to egg freezing, a procedure that has gained popularity but comes with its own set of challenges and uncertainties. —

Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for freezing