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The correct spelling is freezing.
How to pronounce freezing
verb
IPA: /ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/
Say it like: Free-zin-g
The correct spelling is freezing. Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. For example: "The lake froze solid."
Usage Examples
“The lake froze solid.”
“Don't freeze meat twice.”
“It didn't freeze this winter, but last winter was very harsh.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
- 2.To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
- 3.To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
- 4.To be affected by extreme cold.
- 5.(of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).
noun
- 1.The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
- 2.The action of numbing with anesthetics.
adjective
- 1.Suffering or causing frost
- 2.(by extension) Very cold
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