- present participle of freeze.
freezing
Example Sentences
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"By freezing the liquid core, we have created an entirely new physical platform that provides extreme nonlinearities while being easy to handle," says Stiller.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
The deadly weather front in February of 2021 meant multiple deaths, massive power grid failures, freezing temperatures and water shortages for millions of Texans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Yarovskiy said he would try to repair his own apartment, and the entire family would stay there, even though the apartment has electric heating and the temperature inside often dropped below freezing last winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
This week, Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced she too was beginning the process of freezing her eggs, documenting the daily mechanics of giving herself hormone shots on social media.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
I sat bolt upright in the freezing simulation room, breathing hard as the very real adrenaline from the very fake simulation raced through my system.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing freezing
Chemistry - Introductory
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Chemistry - High School
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Chemistry - Middle School
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