freezing

[ free-zing ]
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adjective
  1. (of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.

  2. extremely or uncomfortably cold; chilled: We were both freezing and welcomed the hot cocoa.

  1. beginning to freeze or partially frozen; in the process of being or becoming frozen.

Origin of freezing

1
First recorded in 1605–15; freeze + -ing2

Other words from freezing

  • freez·ing·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for freezing

freezing

/ (ˈfriːzɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. informal extremely cold

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