Synonyms for
Freezing
Definition
very cold; below the freezing point of water
Synonyms & similar words
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- freezing cold
- freezing temperatures
- freezing point
- freezing rain
- freezing weather
- freezing fog
- freezing up
Word family
Usage note
While 'freezing' can describe a temperature, it is often used hyperbolically in informal contexts to mean very cold. The noun form 'freeze' refers to a period of very cold weather or the point at which a liquid turns to solid.
Example sentences
- I am freezing in this cold weather.
- The water turned into ice because of the freezing temperature.
- My fingers and toes are freezing because I forgot my gloves and socks.
- The freezing wind made it difficult to walk outside.
- The freezing rain turned the roads into ice.
Quotes
I am a lover of winter, and of the cold that comes with it. There's something about the quietness of winter that I absolutely love. The sound of snow falling is hushed and magical, and the landscape becomes a frozen wonderland. I love the freezing temperatures and the biting wind.
Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.
The cold was our pride, the snow was our beauty. It fell and fell, lacing day and night together in a milky haze, making everything quieter as it fell, so that winter seemed to partake of religion in a way no other season did, calling up the most fervent hymns of praise to God in every soul.