freezing /ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/adjective 4noun 2forms 3phrases 1 adjective4 •extremely cold •Suffering or causing frost. •The freezing point of water, zero degrees celsius.Despite this, the average temperature at the surface [of Mars] is 50–60K below freezing, making it hard to imagine that any plants or animals could survive. — 1998 •Aloof, unfriendly.He turned at the door of the inner office and dropped a freezing eye on the offender. "Get those letters copied before you go out to lunch, Binns," he remarked in a sufficiently loud voice. — 1923 noun2 •The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.The temp in the mountains may/can fall below freezing at this time of year. •The action of numbing with anesthetics. formsfreezings · more freezing · most freezing Phrases with freezing freezing coldExtremely and unpleasantly cold.