freezing
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freezing
- /ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/ UK
Rhymes with -iːzɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, freeze + -ing.
adjective more freezing · most freezing
- Suffering or causing frost.
- Very cold.
- The freezing point of water, zero degrees celsius. Despite this, the average temperature at the surface [of Mars] is 50–60K below freezing, making it hard to imagine that any plants or animals could survive.
- Aloof, unfriendly. He turned at the door of the inner office and dropped a freezing eye on the offender. "Get those letters copied before you go out to lunch, Binns," he remarked in a sufficiently loud voice.
Similar: frosty, frigorific
noun freezings
- The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature. The temp in the mountains may/can fall below freezing at this time of year.
- The action of numbing with anesthetics.
Similar: frost
verb
- present participle and gerund of freeze
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gelid, frigid, icy, cold, glacial, polar, arctic, ice-cold, chilling, chilly, freeze-up, chilled, iced, ice, condensation, condensate
adjective
Similar: frosty, frigorific
noun
Similar: frost
Translations
Every language
adj very cold
| Español | helado, arrecido |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 冷死了 lěng sǐ le |
| हिन्दी | अतिशीतल atiśītal |
| Français | polaire |
| Deutsch | frostig, affenkalt, saukalt, arschkalt |
| Русский | ледяно́й ledjanój, моро́зный moróznyj, холо́дный как лёд xolódnyj kak ljod |
noun the change in state of a substance from liquid to solid on cooling
| Français | solidification |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Erstarren, Gefrieren |
| Ελληνικά | πήξη píxi |
| Română | solidificare |
noun the action of numbing with anesthetics
| Français | anesthésie |
|---|
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