freezing

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/ ˈfri zɪŋ /

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adjective

(of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.

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

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

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Origin of freezing

First recorded in 1605–15; freeze + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM freezing

freez·ing·ly, adverb

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How to use freezing in a sentence

We should try to stay below the 32-degree freezing mark for the first time this season, with high temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s.
D.C.-area forecast: Raw today. Iciness threat grows Saturday into early Sunday.|A. Camden Walker|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Some slick spots are a good bet in areas where temperatures fall below freezing or snow coats roads.
Snow and wintry mix continue overnight, especially north of District|Jason Samenow, Wes Junker, Andrew Freedman|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
On any given group run in sub-freezing temperatures, it’s amazing to see the variety of hand protection on display.
How Your Body Does (and Doesn't) Adapt to Cold|Alex Hutchinson|February 10, 2021|Outside Online
After a thaw today, colder air arrives Wednesday with the possibility of snow, possibly mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times Wednesday night through Friday morning.
D.C.-area forecast: Cloudy and milder today before winter storm threats arrive|Matt Rogers|February 9, 2021|Washington Post

If one or both waves pass to our north, we would see more sleet and freezing rain or even rain, while northern Maryland and Pennsylvania would get most of the snow.
After Sunday’s slush fest, another winter storm threatens by Wednesday night|Jason Samenow, Wes Junker|February 8, 2021|Washington Post
Creating PGCs from skin tissue, on the other hand, seems like a walk in the park compared to egg freezing.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The “waters of Lake Minnetonka” may have been purifying, but they were also freezing.
Speed Read: The Juiciest Bits From the History of ‘Purple Rain’|Jennie Yabroff|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Drew Servis, 24, was walking home Sunday night and recalls the temperature well below freezing.
Hunt for Iraq Vet After Killing Spree|M.L. Nestel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They ended up crawling for much of the journey, scaling electric fences and fending off wild animals in freezing conditions.
How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State|Lizzie Crocker|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Apple is already positioning egg freezing as a boon to women at the company.
Don’t Be Fooled by Apple and Facebook, Egg Freezing Is Not a Benefit|Samantha Allen|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One day in April the thermometer suddenly rose to eighteen above the freezing-point of Fahrenheit.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
It is not an easy matter to sit up in a gale of wind, with freezing spray, and sometimes green seas, sweeping over one!
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
A sprout just showing will endure several nights' freezing if there is some warm sun in the day-time.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Did they perish from exposure to hunger and exhaustion, and the freezing blasts of winter?
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
When they start downward they have, as observations show, a temperature not much above the freezing point of salt water.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler

British Dictionary definitions for freezing

freezing

/ (ˈfriːzɪŋ) /

adjective

informal extremely cold

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