as in cold
having a low or subnormal temperature
why aren't you wearing a coat, as it's freezing outside?
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as in hardening
to become physically firm or solid
add antifreeze to the water in the radiator so it won't freeze and damage the engine
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Recent Examples of freezing
Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Moscow has continued these strikes, which will further pressure Ukraine ahead of the freezing winter months.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Say goodbye to freezing legs and hello to the ultimate winter warmth with these Yeokou Sherpa Sweatpants that have plush sherpa lining that feels ike a warm hug for your legs.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Fixture Rearrangement But most MLS markets more hospitable to playing through some of the winter than Denmark.
Of MLS’ 30 clubs next season, only 16 play in environments where the average low temperatures are freezing or below in January.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Moscow has continued these strikes, which will further pressure Ukraine ahead of the freezing winter months.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
This can cause frostbite, a skin injury due to exposure to freezing temperatures.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Say goodbye to freezing legs and hello to the ultimate winter warmth with these Yeokou Sherpa Sweatpants that have plush sherpa lining that feels ike a warm hug for your legs.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freezing
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Others who should avoid such cold exposure include those with Raynaud’s disease, which Nicola says is a condition of extreme cold sensitivity and circulation problems.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
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This is the temperature at which someone who sleeps cold will still feel comfortable.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
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However, safety and protection do not need to be obtained through hardening your outer shell and isolation.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
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Wait until temperatures have warmed to at least 50°F, then begin hardening your plant off gradually.Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
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Pan said after his race on Wednesday that American and Australian swimmers had been icy toward him.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
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The combination of human pressures and an icier coast may have eventually driven blue whales offshore.Andrew Chapman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
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The Vigor has flat seams and enough stretch to move comfortably while bending over or reaching up, while thump loops make for easy layering on frigid days.Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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Instead of snowfall and frigid temperatures, guests are treated to majestic beaches and warm ocean breezes.Robin Raven, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The story had begun almost a decade earlier when, one chilly winter's day in 1946, Prince Max von Hohenlohe fired up his charcoal-burning Rolls-Royce Phantom and drove south from a 90-room palace just outside Madrid.Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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The endangered turtle was hypothermic and lethargic, stunned by the chilly waters of Pedder Bay.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Emil Wakim’s pilot, who’s wearing AirPods, is delightfully chill about not knowing how to fly a plane.Rima Parikh, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
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There’s an effortlessness to her collections that just feel really chill and easy.Emily Mercer, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
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Other women in particular seem to think this was a very, very cool thing to have done.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Murdock said both systems are bringing cold air from the Alaskan gulf and are part of a pattern that has allowed the jet stream to let in cooler air than normal.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Freezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freezing. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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