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.
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Vocabulary lists containing freezing
Chemistry - Introductory
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Chemistry - High School
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In addition to freezing your rotisserie chicken, you can freeze just about anything.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
But in the freezing environments surrounding rogue planets, carbon dioxide would eventually condense and lose much of its warming ability.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Translink's Chief Executive Chris Conway previously told a Stormont committee that freezing fares has cost more than £20m of revenue over the past nine years.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Aldana Ramirez tries to warm up beside a brasero, a type of local heater, on a freezing night at Los Azules copper project in San Juan province, the epicenter of Milei's mining "revolution."
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
And sure, on some bitter cold mornings, especially in the late winter, when there was freezing rain instead of snow, I would dream about climbing into my bed and spending hours there.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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