freezing
- adjective
- /ˈfriːzɪŋ/
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- The temperature outside is freezing, and I can see my breath in the air.
Coordinate just talked to them and said that they're freezing and wet.
- Coordinate just talked to them and said that they're freezing and wet.
- Because one, it is freezing in my room.
- I can also wear it sub freezing and it works in both environments.
- The story ended at the freezing line, right at the last message that she sends.
Examples
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Even though it's February, I'm freezing a little bit so I need a jacket ASAP.
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Right now, we have a crazy freezing rain storm.
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It's starting, it is freezing in my room.
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We're like from Florida, so this is like freezing for us, man.
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We're slowly freezing today, but trying our best.
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Yes, It's unpredictably freezing, and I don't feel guilty working.
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It turned out to be a very long and freezing day in July (for Sydney) with the shoot ending at 5:50 p.m.
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During the winter, my hands get freezing cold when I forget to wear gloves.
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After standing in the freezing water for too long, I had to warm up quickly.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having a low temperature that feels chilly
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1.0
Very cold with surfaces covered in ice
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1.0
Very cold, like frozen water
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4.1
Very cold, like ice or freezing air
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1.3
Very cold, at or below freezing
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1.0
Cold, often with a thin layer of ice on the ground
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6.1
Very cold in temperature like ice
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4.1
Very cold with no warmth left
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Colder than the temperature where water turns to ice
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Very cold in a way that feels unpleasant
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9.9
People say this to mean very cold in a joking, exaggerated way
Very cold in behavior, showing no warmth or friendliness
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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The temperature at which a liquid becomes solid at normal air pressure
- Specialized
A mix of ice and salt that makes temperatures below the point where water turns to ice
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Morphology
Etymology
Freezing comes from the verb freeze, which means 'to turn into ice', so as an adjective freezing describes weather or a place that is so cold it could make water 'turn into ice'. That's why people say something is 'freezing' when it feels extremely cold.