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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Freeze \Freeze\, v. i. [imp. Froze (fr[=o]z); p. p. Frozen
     (fr[=o]"z'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Freezing.] [OE. fresen,
     freosen, AS. fre['o]san; akin to D. vriezen, OHG. iosan, G.
     frieren, Icel. frjsa, Sw. frysa, Dan. fryse, Goth. frius
     cold, frost, and prob. to L. prurire to itch, E. prurient,
     cf. L. prna a burning coal, pruina hoarfrost, Skr. prushv[=a]
     ice, prush to spirt. ? 18. Cf. Frost.]
     1. To become congealed by cold; to be changed from a liquid
        to a solid state by the abstraction of heat; to be
        hardened into ice or a like solid body.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Water freezes at 32[deg] above zero by Fahrenheit's
           thermometer; mercury freezes at 40[deg] below zero.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To become chilled with cold, or as with cold; to suffer
        loss of animation or life by lack of heat; as, the blood
        freezes in the veins.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To freeze up (Fig.), to become formal and cold in demeanor.
        [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Freezing \Freez"ing\, a.
     Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in
     manner. -- Frrez"ing*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Freezing machine. See Ice machine, under Ice.
  
     Freezing mixture, a mixture (of salt and snow or of
        chemical salts) for producing intense cold.
  
     Freezing point, that degree of a thermometer at which a
        fluid begins to freeze; -- applied particularly to water,
        whose freezing point is at 32[deg] Fahr., and at 0[deg]
        Centigrade.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Freezing \Freez"ing\, a.
     Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in
     manner. -- Frrez"ing*ly, adv.
  
     Freezing machine. See Ice machine, under Ice.
  
     Freezing mixture, a mixture (of salt and snow or of
        chemical salts) for producing intense cold.
  
     Freezing point, that degree of a thermometer at which a
        fluid begins to freeze; -- applied particularly to water,
        whose freezing point is at 32[deg] Fahr., and at 0[deg]
        Centigrade.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Freeze \Freeze\, v. i. [imp. Froze; p. p. Frozen; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Freezing.] [OE. fresen, freosen, AS. fre['o]san;
     akin to D. vriezen, OHG. iosan, G. frieren, Icel. frjsa, Sw.
     frysa, Dan. fryse, Goth. frius cold, frost, and prob. to L.
     prurire to itch, E. prurient, cf. L. prna a burning coal,
     pruina hoarfrost, Skr. prushv[=a] ice, prush to spirt. ? 18.
     Cf. Frost.]
     1. To become congealed by cold; to be changed from a liquid
        to a solid state by the abstraction of heat; to be
        hardened into ice or a like solid body.
  
     Note: Water freezes at 32[deg] above zero by Fahrenheit's
           thermometer; mercury freezes at 40[deg] below zero.
  
     2. To become chilled with cold, or as with cold; to suffer
        loss of animation or life by lack of heat; as, the blood
        freezes in the veins.
  
     To freeze up (Fig.), to become formal and cold in demeanor.
        [Colloq.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  freezing
       n : the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to
           a solid [syn: freeze]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  freezing
     a.
     1 (lb en literally) Suffering or causing frost
     2 (lb en by extension chiefly hyperbole) Very cold
     3 (lb en with above or below) Zero °C, the freezing point of water.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable physics chemistry) The change in state of a
  substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low
  temperature.
     2 (lb en countable medicine) The action of numbing with anesthetics.
     vb.
     (present participle of en freeze nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  freezing
     a.
     1 (lb en literally) Suffering or causing frost
     2 (lb en by extension chiefly hyperbole) Very cold
     3 (lb en with above or below) Zero °C, the freezing point of water.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable physics chemistry) The change in state of a
  substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low
  temperature.
     2 (lb en countable medicine) The action of numbing with anesthetics.
     vb.
     (present participle of en freeze nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  freezing
     a.
     1 (lb en literally) Suffering or causing frost
     2 (lb en by extension chiefly hyperbole) Very cold
     3 (lb en with above or below) Zero °C, the freezing point of water.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable physics chemistry) The change in state of a
  substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low
  temperature.
     2 (lb en countable medicine) The action of numbing with anesthetics.
     vb.
     (present participle of en freeze nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  freezing
     a.
     1 (lb en literally) Suffering or causing frost
     2 (lb en by extension chiefly hyperbole) Very cold
     3 (lb en with above or below) Zero °C, the freezing point of water.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable physics chemistry) The change in state of a
  substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low
  temperature.
     2 (lb en countable medicine) The action of numbing with anesthetics.
     vb.
     (present participle of en freeze nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  freezing
     Englanti a.
     jääkylmä, jäätävä
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm f reez ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  freezing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en freeze ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb freeze)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Freezing /fɹˈiːzɪŋ/
  الإنجماد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  freezing //ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ// 
  замръзване
  the change in state of a substance from liquid to solid on cooling