freezing

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▪ I. freez·ing BrE [ˈfriːzɪŋ] NAmE [ˈfriːzɪŋ] adjective
1. extremely cold
• It's freezing in here!
• I'm freezing!
•My hands are freezing!
2. only before noun having temperatures that are below 0° Celsius
•freezing fog
•freezing temperatures

Thesaurus:
freezing [freezing] adj.
•Expect freezing conditions tonight.
frozen • • frosty • • icy • • snowy • • wintry • |disapproving bitter •
Opp: boiling
freezing/frosty/icy/snowy/wintry/bitter weather
freezing/frozen/frosty/icy/snowy/wintry conditions
a/an freezing/frosty/icy/snowy/wintry morning/day/night

Synonyms:
cold
cool • freezing • chilly • lukewarm • tepid
These words all describe sb/sth that has a low temperature.
cold • having a temperature that is lower than usual or lower than the human body; (of food or drink) not heated; cooled after being cooked: ▪ I'm cold. Turn the heating up. ◇ ▪ Outside it was bitterly cold. ◇ ▪ a cold wind ◇ ▪ hot and cold water ◇ ▪ It's cold chicken for lunch.
cool • (often approving) fairly cold, especially in a pleasant way: ▪ a long cool drink ◇ ▪ We found a cool place to sit.
freezing • extremely cold; having a temperature below 0° Celsius: ▪ It's absolutely freezing outside. ◇ ▪ I'm freezing!
chilly • (rather informal) too cold to be comfortable: ▪ Bring a coat. It might turn chilly later.
lukewarm • (often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way: ▪ Her coffee was now lukewarm.
tepid • (often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way: ▪ a jug of tepid water
lukewarm or tepid?
There is really no difference in meaning or use between these words.
to feel/get cold/cool/chilly
cold/cool/freezing/chilly air/weather
a cold/cool/freezing/chilly wind
cold/cool/freezing/lukewarm/tepid water
a cold/cool/lukewarm/tepid shower/bath
cold/lukewarm/tepid tea/coffee/food
a cold/cool drink
It's cold/chilly/freezing outside.

Example Bank:
•It was a freezing cold morning.


Example Bank:
•It's absolutely freezing out there!
•That water looks freezing.
•The water was freezing.
•Expect icy roads and freezing fog tonight.
•He plunged into the freezing water.
•I'm freezing! Close the window!
•She walked out into the freezing sleet.
•In the Antarctic, the temperature rarely rises above freezing.
•Temperatures were around freezing.
•The temperature dropped below freezing this afternoon.
 
▪ II. freez·ing adverb: (informal)It's freezing cold outside.
Main entry: ↑freezing_derived