- present participle of freeze.
freezing
Example Sentences
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Emperor penguins rely on stable sea ice to live, hunt and breed and their chicks can perish if they fall in freezing water before developing waterproof feathers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Whether walking in freezing rain without an umbrella or wearing Mickey Mouse ears around campus, Zamorano always knows what he’s doing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Universities across the country are slashing admissions to doctoral programs and freezing faculty hiring as they come under financial strain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
A small increase in temperature, a higher freezing point or shift from snowfall to rainfall can determine whether a glacier survives at all, she adds.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
And freezing to death in a blizzard had to be in the top five.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
Vocabulary lists containing freezing
Chemistry - Introductory
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