freezing
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
The withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɹizɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
countable and uncountable
The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
adjective
with above or below
The freezing point of water, zero degrees celsius.
literally
Suffering or causing frost.
by extensionchiefly hyperbolic
Very cold.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
Used this way, freezing is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use freezing
- “It was freezing outside, so we stayed indoors all day.”
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