Unscramble freezing

Definition of freezing

noun:

• the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid. Synonyms: freeze.

verb:

• stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze". Synonyms: freeze, stop dead.
• change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze". Synonyms: freeze. Antonyms: boil.
• be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on". Synonyms: freeze.
• cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food". Synonyms: freeze.
• stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country". Synonyms: freeze, suspend.
• be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo". Synonyms: freeze.
• change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit". Synonyms: freeze, freeze down, freeze out.
• prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds", "Freeze the assets of this hostile government". Synonyms: block, freeze, immobilise, immobilize. Antonyms: unblock, unfreeze.
• anesthetize by cold. Synonyms: freeze.
• suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband". Synonyms: freeze.

Related words

fixate, frost, glaciate, ice, icing, lyophilisation, lyophilization.

Words nearby

freeing.

Rhymes with

appeasing, easing, pleasing, seizing, sneezing, squeezing, teasing, wheezing, wheezing.