freezing
Very coldVery cold.
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» It is freezing cold.
Es ist eiskalt. — MUIRIEL
Стоит ледяной холод. — Hellerick
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Examples
206 sentencesIt is freezing cold.
ruСтоит ледяной холод. — Hellerick
deEs ist eiskalt. — MUIRIEL
You must be freezing.
ruТы, верно, замерзаешь. — sharptoothed
Tom was freezing to death.
Meaning
4 senses(broadly, excessive)Very cold.
frostig, affenkalt, saukalt
ледяно́йledjanój, моро́зныйmoróznyj, холо́дный как лёдxolódnyj kak ljod
(literally)Suffering or causing frost.
The freezing point of water, zero degrees celsius.
Aloof, unfriendly.
Origin
By surface analysis, freeze + -ing.By surface analysis, freeze + -ing.
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Forms
more freezing, most freezing| Comparative | more freezing Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most freezing Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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