freezing

[ free-zing ]
/ ˈfri zɪŋ /

adjective

(of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
extremely or uncomfortably cold; chilled: We were both freezing and welcomed the hot cocoa.
beginning to freeze or partially frozen; in the process of being or becoming frozen.

Origin of freezing

First recorded in 1605–15; freeze + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM freezing

freez·ing·ly, adverb

Definition for freezing (2 of 2)

Origin of freeze

before 1000; (v.) Middle English fresen, Old English frēosan; cognate with Middle Low German vrēsen, Old Norse frjōsa, Old High German friosan (German frieren); (noun) late Middle English frese, derivative of the v.

OTHER WORDS FROM freeze

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH freeze

freeze frieze

Example sentences from the Web for freezing

British Dictionary definitions for freezing (1 of 2)

freezing
/ (ˈfriːzɪŋ) /

adjective

informal extremely cold

British Dictionary definitions for freezing (2 of 2)

freeze
/ (friːz) /

verb freezes, freezing, froze (frəʊz) or frozen (ˈfrəʊzən)

noun

sentence substitute

mainly US a command to stop still instantly or risk being shot

Derived forms of freeze

freezable, adjective

Word Origin for freeze

Old English frēosan; related to Old Norse frjōsa, Old High German friosan, Latin prūrīre to itch; see frost

Medical definitions for freezing

freeze
[ frēz ]

v.

To pass from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
To make or become congealed, stiffened, or hardened by exposure to cold.

Scientific definitions for freezing

freeze
[ frēz ]

To change from a liquid to a solid state by cooling or being cooled to the freezing point.