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# freezing

adjective (freezing); verb form (freeze, freezes, froze, frozen, freezing); noun (freezing, freezing point)

«freezing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Freezing means very cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezing/#m1)
2. As a verb form, freezing means turning from a liquid into a solid because it gets cold, like water turning into ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezing/#m2)
3. Freezing point is the temperature at which a liquid becomes solid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezing/#m3)
4. Freezing can mean suddenly stopping still, like when you are scared. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezing/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science, water freezes at 0 °C (32 °F); below freezing, puddles turn to ice and roads get icy. Freezing is the opposite of melting and is a reversible change. In everyday life, «I'm freezing!» means I'm very cold; wrap up warm, wear a hat and gloves. In safety, freezing weather can cause frostbite and slippery paths. Phrases: freezing cold, below freezing, freezing point, freezing fog.

### Examples

- It's freezing outside; put on your coat! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezing/#x1)
- Water starts freezing at zero degrees Celsius. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezing/#x2)
- The temperature dropped below freezing last night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezing/#x3)
- My hands are freezing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezing/#x4)
- We are freezing the leftover soup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezing/#x5)
- The pond is freezing over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezing/#x6)
- She stood freezing to the spot when she saw the snake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezing/#x7)
- In freezing weather, watch out for ice on the path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezing/#x8)
- Winter one year set in early, and it was freezing hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezing/#x9)

### Note

Freeze is irregular: freeze, froze, frozen. «Freezing» = very cold, a bit stronger than «cold». In temperature problems, numbers below 0 °C are negative: −5 °C is 5 degrees below freezing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «freezing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«freezing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/freezing.html) on Mova free.