were freezing
- past progressive of freeze.
Example Sentences
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His feet were freezing, and his Santa beard was caked with snow.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
She said the situation on board was "just dreadful" and passengers were "freezing cold".
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023
“It was so cold last night, we were freezing sleeping on the sidewalk,” Oberman said, relatively unbothered by the trials she endured to be there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
“They were freezing, wet, they have not eaten for several days.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
His eyelids were freezing together, and soon they would be bound shut as ice pellets whipped his face from all directions.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
