freezing
/ˈfrizɪŋ/
adjective
- Extremely cold; at or below the temperature at which water turns to ice.
- The freezing wind made us shiver even through our coats.
- It was a freezing morning, so we decided to stay indoors.
- She wore gloves to protect her hands from the freezing metal.
- Very cold in temperature, causing discomfort or danger.
- We had a freezing winter with temperatures dropping below zero.
- The water in the lake was freezing, so nobody went swimming.
- He forgot his jacket and was freezing by the time he got home.
noun
- The process of becoming solid or turning to ice due to extreme cold.
- Salt is used to lower the freezing point of water on icy roads.
- Freezing of the pipes can cause them to burst.
- The freezing of the lake happens every December.
verb
- Present participle of freeze; the act of turning into ice or becoming solid from cold.
- The water is freezing in the ice cube trays right now.
- They are freezing the leftover soup for later.
- The river is slowly freezing over as the temperature drops.