Freezing

/ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/

verb

  1. Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.

    The lake froze solid.

  2. To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.

    Don't freeze meat twice.

  3. To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.

    It didn't freeze this winter, but last winter was very harsh.

Synonyms: solidify, halt, immobilize, freeze up, grind to a halt, hang, lock up, seize

noun

  1. The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.

  2. The action of numbing with anesthetics.

Synonyms: frost

adjective

  1. Suffering or causing frost

  2. (by extension) Very cold

Synonyms: frigorific, frosty, ice-cold, icy

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