freezing
/ˈfriːzɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण फ़्रीज़िंग
अत्यंत ठंडा, जमा देने वाला
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as synonym
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extremely cold
अत्यंत ठंडा, जमा देने वाला
- It's freezing outside.
- It was freezing in Shimla, and the pipes outside the house turned to ice.
- It was freezing on the platform, so we wore two jackets.
+ 2 more examples
- Come inside; it's freezing out there.
- The water in the lake was freezing, but the children still jumped in.
Synonyms icy frosty bitter arctic glacial
Opposite boiling hot scorching sweltering
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[U]
the temperature at which water freezes
हिमांक
- above freezing
- At night the temperature in the hills often falls below freezing.
- The temperature fell to just above freezing last night.
+ 2 more examples
- Water turns to ice at freezing.
- The nights in Leh are well below freezing even in October.
Synonyms freezing point zero
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
freezing (adjective) predicative
Freezing means extremely cold; in speech it is stronger than cold and is often used about weather or a person's feeling.
'Freezing' का अर्थ बेहद ठंडा है; बोलचाल में यह cold से अधिक तीव्र है और मौसम या व्यक्ति की अनुभूति के लिए आता है।
- It is freezing in Shimla today.
- My hands are freezing.
freezing (noun): above / below freezing
As a noun, freezing is the temperature at which water becomes ice; use above or below.
Noun के रूप में freezing वह तापमान है जिस पर पानी बर्फ बन जाता है; इसके साथ above या below आता है।
- The temperature fell below freezing.
- It stayed just above freezing.
freezing + point / cold / rain
Freezing before a noun gives the compounds freezing point and freezing rain.
Noun से पहले 'freezing' से freezing point और freezing rain जैसे compounds बनते हैं।
- The freezing point of water is zero degrees Celsius.
- Freezing rain made the roads slippery.
freeze (verb): forms
The forms are freeze, froze and frozen; freezing is the -ing form.
Verb के रूप freeze, froze और frozen हैं; freezing -ing रूप है।
- The lake froze last night.
- The pipes have frozen.
+Collocations 4
adverb + freezing
absolutelybitterlyalmostjust abovebelow
- It was absolutely freezing on the platform.
freezing + noun
weathertemperaturecoldrainfogpoint
- The freezing fog delayed the trains.
verb + freezing
befeelgetstaydrop to
- Delhi feels freezing in January mornings.
freezing + preposition
outsideinsideinat
- It was freezing outside the hall.
“More examples 5
- It was freezing at the Delhi railway station in January.
जनवरी में दिल्ली रेलवे स्टेशन पर बहुत ठंड थी।
- The temperature in Leh went well below freezing.
लेह में तापमान शून्य से काफ़ी नीचे चला गया।
- Radhika wrapped a shawl round her freezing shoulders.
राधिका ने अपने ठंड से काँपते कंधों पर शॉल लपेटा।
- Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius.
पानी शून्य डिग्री सेल्सियस पर जमता है।
- Close the window; it's freezing in here.
खिड़की बंद करो; यहाँ बहुत ठंड है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I am feeling very freezing.
✓ I am feeling very cold.
Freezing is already extreme, so very is not used; use cold with very, or freezing alone.
'Freezing' पहले से अत्यंत है, इसलिए उसके साथ very नहीं आता; very के साथ cold आएगा।
✗ The water was froze.
✓ The water was frozen.
After was, use the past participle frozen.
'Was' के बाद past participle 'frozen' आता है।
✗ The lake is freezed in winter.
✓ The lake freezes in winter.
Freeze is irregular and has no freezed form.
Freeze अनियमित है और इसका 'freezed' रूप नहीं होता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These describe cold, with freezing the strongest.
ये ठंड का वर्णन करते हैं, जिनमें 'freezing' सबसे तीव्र है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homophone: freezing and the verb freeze (froze, frozen).
संबंध: freezing और verb freeze (froze, frozen)।
Keep the cold words in order: cool, chilly, cold, freezing, icy, arctic (extremely cold), glacial.
ठंड के शब्द क्रम में याद रखिए: cool, chilly, cold, freezing, icy, arctic (अत्यंत ठंडा), glacial।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: freezing is a lexicalized adjective meaning extremely cold ('freezing cold').
प्रयोग में freezing स्वतंत्र adjective है जिसका अर्थ अत्यंत ठंडा है ('freezing cold')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Freezing point (0 °C for water), below freezing, freezing cold.
Collocations: freezing point (पानी के लिए 0 °C), below freezing, freezing cold।