freezing B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfriːzɪŋ/ UK /ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #3989 Meanings 1 adj Extremely cold. Put on a coat; it's freezing outside. 2 noun The process of a liquid turning into a solid as it gets very cold. The freezing of the lake usually happens in December. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · extremely cold. ice-coldicy 2 noun · the process of a liquid... freeze More frigorificfrostfrosty Word family Forms freezinglyfreezings Derived forms antifreezingcryofreezingfreezinglyfreezingnessnonfreezingpostfreezingrefreezingsubfreezing Related forms freeze-dryfreezer Appears in Phrases (1) See all freezing mixture a mixture used to produce a temperature below water's normal freezing point Noun + noun Etymology AI details By surface analysis, freeze + -ing. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # freezing **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfriːzɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 3989 ## Meanings 1. Extremely cold. 2. The process of a liquid turning into a solid as it gets very cold. ## Examples - Put on a coat; it's freezing outside. - The freezing of the lake usually happens in December. ## Synonyms - frigorific - frost - frosty ## Derived Forms - antifreezing - cryofreezing - freezingly - freezingness - nonfreezing - postfreezing - refreezing - subfreezing ## Related Forms - freeze-dry - freezer ## Etymology By surface analysis, freeze + -ing. ## AI Etymology Freezing is analyzed on the surface as freeze + -ing. In current use, the main senses are “Extremely cold” and “The process of a liquid turning into a solid as it gets very cold”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown