freeze
verb (used without object)
to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
freezes
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pluralof freeze.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof freeze (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
freezeverb (used without object)to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
Example Sentences
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The image freezes in time a single wingbeat from a common carder bumblebee as it prepares to land on a flower.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
City officials say they’ve already instituted hiring freezes, cut overtime spending and deferred capital projects, among other steps, to try to pre-emptively control costs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Tomlinson has a bit from her first Netflix special “Quarter-Life Crisis” about your 20s being a period to “fish trash out of the lake before it freezes over.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
In the 1980s, freezes ruptured oranges’ cell membranes and turned new growth black.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
He freezes, one hand on the knob, glancing back at me.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
