freezing

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adjective

freez·ing ˈfrē-ziŋ

Synonyms of freezing next

: very cold

"Put on your jacket. It's freezing outside!"

Addy rushed home through the darkening streets as if she were pushed along by the wind. She was freezing!—

Connie Porter

: being at or below the temperature at which water freezes

a forecast for freezing temperatures overnight

freezing adverb

The weather was freezing cold. [=very cold]

freezingly adverb

freezingly cold temperatures

Mrs. Reed's hands still lay on her work inactive: her eye of ice continued to dwell freezingly on mine. —

Charlotte Brontë

freezing

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noun

: the temperature at which water freezes

temperatures dipping below freezing

Examples of freezing in a Sentence

Adjective why aren't you wearing a coat, as it's freezing outside?

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Adjective

Texas, along with much of the rest of the country, was hit with freezing temperatures related to the polar vortex in 2021, with winter storms leaving millions without power. —

George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 The surge of arctic air will likely be the start of multiple back-to-back cold blasts lasting throughout much of January, unleashing freezing temperatures across a large swath of the country. —

Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024

Noun

In total, the investigation resulted in more than 25 arrests, the freezing of 127 bank accounts, and the recovery of approximately $800,000 in assets. —

Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024 Significant accumulation from the squall is not expected because temperatures will be well above freezing and rain will have fallen throughout much of the event in the city, NBC Boston reports. —

Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for freezing