US /ˈfriːzɪŋ/ UK /ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #3989

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Extremely cold.

    Put on a coat; it's freezing outside.

  2. 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

Etymology

By surface analysis, freeze + -ing.

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