as in cold
having a low or subnormal temperature
why aren't you wearing a coat, as it's freezing outside?
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as in hardening
to become physically firm or solid
add antifreeze to the water in the radiator so it won't freeze and damage the engine
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Recent Examples of freezing
David John Chávez, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Experts offer tips to protect against common health hazards in freezing temperatures.
—Dina Mishev Max Whittaker, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Another important thing is that freezing your credit does not affect your credit score.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
In a planned grand debut, a quirky set of guests descend upon the house despite the freezing temperatures.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Experts offer tips to protect against common health hazards in freezing temperatures.
—Dina Mishev Max Whittaker, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
Please remember freezing your credit is entirely free.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Another important thing is that freezing your credit does not affect your credit score.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freezing
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Lopez has been seen out in New York a lot lately, and while the weather has been cold for spring, there’s still a lot going on for her, especially in the theatre world.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
9 Apr. 2025
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This oral rinse provides relief from tooth pain and discomfort triggered by cold, heat, acids, sweets or contact.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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To protect hypervisors, organizations must invest in proper network segmentation, hardening programs and runtime security.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Our focus needs to shift from detecting every single threat to hardening our environments and assuming breaches will happen.—
Danny Jenkins,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Her makeup, too, was equally icy, with a metallic silvery-white shadow brushed under her brow as a highlight and dramatic black eyeliner winged all the way out to the outer corner of her brows, plus a pair of light blue-gray contacts enhanced by majorly fluttery, lush lashes.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Dec. 2024
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White cautioned those traveling north of Indianapolis this weekend, however, should be mindful of potentially snowier, icier road conditions.—
Christopher Cann,
The Indianapolis Star,
27 Nov. 2024
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Some forecasters said a rebound was likely following the adverse effects of frigid weather and worker strikes on payrolls in January and February.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Read Next National Man’s death in frigid jail cell ruled homicide.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And while hot summer days give the grapes more tropical flavors, chilly nights trap some contrasting acidity under their skins.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Yankees suffered their second consecutive loss on Wednesday, falling to Arizona, 4-3, on a chilly night in the Bronx.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2025
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And then obviously in between that, either dropping my kid off at school or picking my kid up or hanging out, going to the park or something like that in some of those gaps, but that’s a very happy day, very chill, humbling day (Laughs).—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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People are going to be very chill and normal, like the internet always is.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Results could offer clues about household confidence as inflation lingers and real wages cool.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
9 Apr. 2025
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Netflix competition series Million Dollar Secret kicked off last month with 12 strangers entering a mansion known as the Stag, where each of their rooms contained a fancy wooden box, one of which held a cool million dollars in stacks of cash.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Freezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freezing. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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