freezing

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/
Rhymes: -iːzɪŋ

Adjective

freezing (comparative more freezing, superlative most freezing)

(literally) Suffering or causing frost
(by extension, chiefly hyperbolic) Very cold

Synonyms

(literally): frosty, frigorific
(very cold): ice-cold, icy

Translations

frosty — see frosty

very cold

Chinese:
Mandarin: 冷死了 (lěng sǐ le)
Dutch: ijskoud (nl), ijzig (nl)
French: polaire (fr)
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Latin: gelidus
Maori: mātaratara
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Russian: ледяно́й (ru) (ledjanój), моро́зный (ru) (moróznyj), холо́дный как лёд (xolódnyj kak ljód)
Spanish: helado (es), glacial (es)
Sundanese: cambewek, cecep
Thai: please add this translation if you can

Noun

freezing (countable and uncountable, plural freezings)

(uncountable, physics, chemistry) The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
- 1829, James Macauley, The natural, statistical, and civil history of the state of New York
  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.
(countable, medicine) The action of numbing with anesthetics.

Synonyms

frost

Related terms

Translations

the change in state of a substance from liquid to solid on cooling

Bulgarian: замръзване (bg) n (zamrǎzvane)
Dutch: bevriezing (nl) f
French: solidification (fr) f

Greek: πήξη (el) f (píxi)
Turkish: donma (tr)

the action of numbing with anesthetics

Dutch: verdoving (nl)

French: anesthésie (fr) f

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French: ^{(please verify)} congélation (fr)

Spanish: ^{(please verify)} congelación (es) f

Verb

freezing

present participle of freeze

Derived terms

freezing point

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