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freezing

[ free-zing ]

adjective

  1. (of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
  2. extremely or uncomfortably cold; chilled:

    We were both freezing and welcomed the hot cocoa.

  3. beginning to freeze or partially frozen; frozen; in the process of being or becoming frozen. frozen.


freezing

/ ˈڰːɪŋ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    extremely cold
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڰiԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of freezing1

First recorded in 1605–15; freeze + -ing 2
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The programs were allowed to resume shortly after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order over the administration’s freezing of federal grants.

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He told AP he was blindfolded, forced to sleep under a “freezing” air conditioner and he “heard the voices of soldiers laughing about me.”

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In February, Trump also signed an executive order freezing US aid to South Africa, citing "unjust racial discrimination" against white Afrikaners.

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“All the night, I was freezing. It was a room, I couldn’t see anything ... I heard the voice of soldiers laughing about me.”

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He called for the PM to step up his efforts to support Ukraine, funded by freezing Russian assets in the UK.

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