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freezing noun

  /ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/
  • (uncountable) The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
 frysning, stelning

freeze verb

  /ˈfɹiːz/
  • (intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
  • (transitive) To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
  • (intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
  • (intransitive, informal) To be affected by extreme cold.
  • (transitive) To cause someone to become motionless.
  • (figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
  • (transitive) To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets
 frysa
  • (intransitive) (of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).
 hänga

freeze noun

  /ˈfɹiːz/
  • A period of intensely cold weather.
 köldknäpp
  • A halt of a regular operation.
 stopp
freezing point
fryspunkt
freezing rain
underkylt regn, frysande regn
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