Freezing — synonyms, freezing antonyms, definition

1. freezing (a)

chilling chilly cold cool frigid frosty frozen frozen over glacial icy polar wintry

2. freezing (Noun)

chill coldness coolness freeze frigidity iciness nip rigour

freezing (Noun) — The withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid.

chilling cooling phase change phase transition physical change state change temperature reduction freeze-drying frost icing lyophilisation lyophilization

3. freezing (Verb)

blocking freezing down freezing out immobilising immobilizing stopping dead suspending boiling unfreezing

freezing (Verb) — Change to ice. ex. "The water in the bowl froze"

freezing (Verb) — Stop moving or become immobilized. ex. "When he saw the police car he froze"

freezing (Verb) — Be cold. ex. "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"

freezing (Verb) — Cause to change to ice or become very cold. ex. "Freeze the leftover food"

freezing (Verb) — Stop a process, activity or a habit. ex. "freeze the aid to the war-torn country"

freezing (Verb) — Be very cold, below the freezing point. ex. "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"

freezing (Verb) — (physics) change from a liquid to a solid when cold. ex. "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"

freezing (Verb) — Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets). ex. "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"

freezing (Verb) — Anesthetize by cold.

freezing (Verb) — Suddenly behave coldly and formally. ex. "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"

acting altering anaesthetising anaesthetizing anesthetising anesthetizing behaving breaking changing changing state doing interrupting keeping back modifying putting out putting under solidifying standing still suffering turning • • • deep-freezing fixating flash-freezing glaciating icing quick-freezing settling on op operation surgery surgical operation surgical procedure surgical process