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freezing

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adjective

freez·​ing ˈfrē-ziŋ How to pronounce freezing (audio)
1
: 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
2
: 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
So, with a potentially freezing winter looming, the Coalition for the Homeless keeps a running list of organizations and their donation needs for the winter posted on its website. Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2022 The shark turned out to be a Greenland shark, a half-blind animal thought to live mainly in the freezing Arctic waters. al, 28 July 2022 In fact, that blue-and-white ship that Fortune spotted at the Port of Rotterdam in July was transferring its LNG cargo from Russia to those storage tanks, as Europe stocks up before the freezing weather arrives. Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2022 Researchers also observed the frogs spending a week or more freezing and thawing before entering their longer-term frozen state. Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 The shark turned out to be a Greenland shark, a half-blind animal thought to live mainly in the freezing Arctic waters. al, 28 July 2022 The shark turned out to be a Greenland shark, a half-blind animal thought to live mainly in the freezing Arctic waters. Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2022 Also, who doesn't love cuddling up in a cozy blanket on a freezing winter night? Hannah Jones, Country Living, 25 July 2022 Many water bottles are constructed with double-wall vacuum insulation, which is ideal for keeping cold drinks freezing and hot coffee scalding. Alyssa Brascia, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022
Noun
This is a key step before freezing, Berens says, as putting warm grains in a container in the freezer can allow for bacterial growth. Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 Insufficiently hardy to survive the freezing outdoors, such plants can last (and even thrive) if treated to more hospitable conditions, a practice known as overwintering. Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Unfortunately, the best thornless mutants are not only sterile, but most of these roses can be unstable and can revert to the thorny condition after temperature shock, freezing or other environmental extremes, and with age and change in soil makeup. Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 Fat, skin and organs should be removed before cooking or freezing. oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2022 Most foods don't need to be washed before flash freezing. Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022 And Cisco offers full-time employees in the US and Canada up to a $50,000 lifetime maximum reimbursement for family planning expenses such as IVF and harvesting, freezing or storage for eggs, sperm and embryos. Kathryn Vasel, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 However, there is research to suggest a close relationship, as regions with excessive heat or freezing temperature had alarmingly higher episodes of heart attack, according to a June study in Nature Reviews Cardiology. Bydr. Lily Nedda Dastmalchi, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2022 Seeping into the ground around the structure and freezing. Robby Brown, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1777, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of freezing was circa 1616

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