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freezing.

Suffering or causing frost.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/UK
  1. Suffering or causing frost.

    literally
  2. Very cold.

    broadly · excessive
  3. The freezing point of water, zero degrees celsius.

  4. Aloof, unfriendly.

Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, freeze + -ing.

noun/ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/UK
  1. The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.

    countable · uncountable
    The temp in the mountains may/can fall below freezing at this time of year.
  2. The action of numbing with anesthetics.

    countable
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, freeze + -ing.

verb/ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/UK
  1. present participle and gerund of freeze

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, freeze + -ing.

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