Definitions for freezing
freez·ing

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. freeze, freezing(noun)

   the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. freezing(Noun)

   The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.

2. freezing(Noun)

   The action of numbing with anesthetics.

3. freezing(Adjective)

   Suffering or causing frost

4. freezing(Adjective)

   Very cold

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Freezing

   of Freeze

2. Freezing(adj)

   tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in manner

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1. Freezing

   Freezing or solidification is a phase transition in which a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point. All known liquids, except liquid helium, freeze when the temperature is lowered enough. Liquid helium remains liquid at atmospheric pressure even at absolute zero, and can be solidified only under pressure. For most substances, the melting and freezing points are the same temperature; however, certain substances possess differing solid–liquid transition temperatures. For example, agar displays a hysteresis in its melting and freezing temperatures. It melts at 85 °C and solidifies from 31 °C to 40 °C.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Freezing

   Liquids transforming into solids by the removal of heat.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'freezing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4256

How to pronounce freezing?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of freezing in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of freezing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of freezing in a Sentence

1. Christina Ghaly:

   They're not able to maintain the pressure in the pipe to maintain oxygen delivery at that high level of pressure that's required to be delivered through the high-flow oxygen delivery vehicles, because of that high flow through the pipes, sometimes it's freezing in the pipes, and obviously if it freezes then you can't have good flow of oxygen.

2. John Paris:

   The Bible says 'thou shalt not steal,' but is it wrong for a father to go get a bucket of coal to keep his family from freezing to death? The answer is no, of course not.

3. Najib Razak:

   The undue conduct of the relevant agency and the timing of the freezing of my account is uncalled for, why is my personal liberty been circumvented when the court had already granted me bail pending trial and the fact that I have complied with my bail conditions?

4. Tetiana Bersheda:

   We are particularly happy to be the first ones in time to obtain the freezing injunction against Mr Bouvier in the potential race with other victims of the alleged fraud and thus guarantee the priority over the assets seized to our clients, we anticipate similar measures to be taken by courts in other jurisdictions shortly.

5. Wladyslaw Mielczarski:

   The risk of power shortages occurring this winter is even bigger than in the summer, we cannot really count on wind farms since freezing temperatures are rarely accompanied by wind.

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