freezing
/ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.05 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Very cold.
adj
The freezing point of water, zero degrees celsius.
adj
noun
The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Despite this, the average temperature at the surface [of Mars] is 50–60K below freezing, making it hard to imagine that any plants or animals could survive."
- "He turned at the door of the inner office and dropped a freezing eye on the offender. "Get those letters copied before you go out to lunch, Binns," he remarked in a sufficiently loud voice."
- "Jeff unconsciously reached out to touch the pewter casket, but was intercepted by the mother. She whisked his hand away with freezing politeness and said simply, "He's gone now.""
- "The temp in the mountains may/can fall below freezing at this time of year."
- "Hence, there is a succession of thawings and freezings. The former expand, and endeavour to restore the surface of the ground to its natural condition, while the latter contract and harden it."
- "[…] and the sloping collection of fractured rocks—known as talus—that tumbled down from the quartzite bluffs during the repeated freezings and unfreezings of the last Ice Age."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/