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Freezing

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The action of numbing with anesthetics.
    countable

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Examples

“Hence, there is a succession of thawings and freezings. The former expand⟳, and endeavour to restore⟳ the surface of the ground to its natural condition, while the latter contract and harden it.”
“[…] and the sloping collection of fractured rocks—known as talus—that tumbled down from the quartzite bluffs during the repeated freezings and unfreezings of the last⟳ Ice Age.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

freezing cold freezing level freezing mixture freezing point freezing rain freezing worker

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