English Explanatory Dictionary

freezing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Suffering or causing frost.
  2. Very cold.
  3. The freezing point of water, zero degrees celsius.
  4. Aloof, unfriendly.
noun
  1. The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
  2. The action of numbing with anesthetics.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of freeze

Pronunciation

/ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-freezing.wav

Word forms

freezing more freezing most freezing freezings

Etymology

By surface analysis, freeze + -ing.

Synonyms

frosty frigorific ice-cold icy cutting frost

Related words

freeze-dry freezer

Derived words

freezingly freezingness nonfreezing subfreezing antifreezing cryofreezing postfreezing refreezing freezing point
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