freezing
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v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To harden to a solid below zero degrees
The ice cream is not ready yet, it is still freezing
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To store an item of food in a cold place
My mom thinks freezing leftovers is a good idea.
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To make someone to not want to communicate
Victor’s mind is always freezing when he sees the pretty girl
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To stop moving and be still; stay the same
My computer is freezing again.
adj.AdjectivePeriod of very cold weather under zero degrees
It's freezing outside! I need a cup of hot tea.
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My Arctic Voyage From GREENLAND To ALASKA | The Northwest Passage
- Sea ice is different from glacier ice because it forms in the middle of the ocean from the seawater just freezing over, so you don't need to be near land or a glacier to see it.
Sea ice is different from glacier ice because it forms in the middle of the ocean from the seawater just freezing over, so you don't need to be near land or a glacier to see it.
- of the ocean from the seawater just freezing over,
of the ocean from the seawater just freezing over,
Should You Wipe Off Your Sweat?
- For a human being, this would mean drinking, say, a liter of freezing-cold water every hour, letting your body heat the water up to body temperature, and then removing it from your body by urinating or sweating and then wiping off the sweat.
For a human being, this would mean drinking, say, a liter of freezing-cold water every hour, letting your body heat the water up to body temperature, and then removing it from your body by urinating or sweating and then wiping off the sweat.
- One calorie for every degree Celsius between freezing and body temperature.
One calorie for every degree Celsius between freezing and body temperature.
Animal Adaptations
- penguin. It is extremely cold here, and the water temperatures never rise above freezing.
penguin. It is extremely cold here, and the water temperatures never rise above freezing.
- It is extremely cold here, and the water temperatures never rise above freezing.
It is extremely cold here, and the water temperatures never rise above freezing.
Improve your Writing: Show, Not Tell
- "Drainpipes were freezing, ice was as thick as"... I don't know.
"Drainpipes were freezing, ice was as thick as"... I don't know.
- Drain pipes were freezing.
Drain pipes were freezing.
Why McDonald's won fries
- They're like pre-fried the fry before freezing to save flavor.
They're like pre-fried the fry before freezing to save flavor.
- They, like, prefried the fry before freezing to save flavor.
They, like, prefried the fry before freezing to save flavor.
Taiwan election angers China: BBC News Review
- Now, Beth, we're in London and it's freezing in the middle of winter.
Now, Beth, we're in London and it's freezing in the middle of winter.
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- If we were supposed to be freezing, it would have been awful because it's 130 degrees.
If we were supposed to be freezing, it would have been awful because it's 130 degrees.
- You know, if we were supposed to be freezing,
You know, if we were supposed to be freezing,
South Korea: At least 4 dead in heaviest November snowfall on record | DW News
- It's been snowing so much today, it's freezing and chilly, but
It's been snowing so much today, it's freezing and chilly, but
- It's been snowing so much today, it's freezing and chilly, but
It's been snowing so much today, it's freezing and chilly, but
US judge allows Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil to be deported | BBC News
- Earlier this week, the White House announced it was freezing more than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and almost $800 million for Northwestern University while it investigates alleged civil rights violations.
Earlier this week, the White House announced it was freezing more than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and almost $800 million for Northwestern University while it investigates alleged civil rights violations.
- Earlier this week, the White House announced it was freezing more than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and almost $800 million for Northwestern University while it investigates alleged civil rights violations.
Earlier this week, the White House announced it was freezing more than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and almost $800 million for Northwestern University while it investigates alleged civil rights violations.
Could earthworms help transform the future of organic farming? - BBC World Service, CrowdScience
- Welcome to the tundra of northern Sweden, huge treeless expanses where the temperatures are freezing and the winters are dark for months at a time.
Welcome to the tundra of northern Sweden, huge treeless expanses where the temperatures are freezing and the winters are dark for months at a time.
- But in the Arctic tundra, where temperatures hover around freezing for much of the year, nitrogen levels stay low, and so do the plants, which is why there are no trees in this region.
But in the Arctic tundra, where temperatures hover around freezing for much of the year, nitrogen levels stay low, and so do the plants, which is why there are no trees in this region.