freezing
Americanadjective
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(of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
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extremely or uncomfortably cold; chilled.
We were both freezing and welcomed the hot cocoa.
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beginning to freeze or partially frozen; in the process of being or becoming frozen.
adjective
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Origin of freezing
Vocabulary lists containing freezing
Chemistry - Introductory
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Chemistry - High School
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Example Sentences
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Even the freezing cold Arctic Ocean teems with life.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
On a freezing November evening in the Cotswolds, Danny Dyer is calling on more than 30 years' experience as an actor to prepare himself to cope with the night of filming ahead.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
He was starting to worry that he would actually die out there, waiting on the side of the road, in the freezing cold.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
I’m in my 30s, living in New York City, and in the process of freezing my eggs.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
These were very good questions best answered by a less freezing polar bear.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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