freezing
/ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/
adjectivenoun
Suffering or causing frost.
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Adjective 4 meanings
Suffering or causing frost.
Very cold.
The freezing point of water, zero degrees celsius.
Aloof, unfriendly.
Noun 2 meanings
The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
“The temp in the mountains may/can fall below freezing at this time of year.”
The action of numbing with anesthetics.
Where it comes from
Etymology
By surface analysis, freeze + -ing.
Similar and opposite words
FREEZING at a glance
FREEZING has 8 letters and scores 21 points in Scrabble (F 4 + R 1 + E 1 + E 1 + Z 10 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 23 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,474 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with freezing
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- BREEZING20
- FRIEZING21
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