freezing

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfriːzɪŋ/

adjective

  • below 0°C: strong winds and freezing temperatures
  • (used hyperbolically) very cold: he was freezing and miserable [as submodifier]: it was freezing cold outside
  • (of fog or rain) consisting of droplets which freeze rapidly on contact with a surface to form ice crystals.

noun

  • the freezing point of water (0°C): the temperature was well above freezing