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Chilled vs Freezing - What's the difference?

chilled | freezing |

As adjectives the difference between chilled and freezing

is that chilled is cooled while freezing is (literally) suffering or causing frost.

As verbs the difference between chilled and freezing

is that chilled is (chill) while freezing is .

As a noun freezing is

(uncountable|physics|chemistry) the change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.

chilled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Cooled.
    • The chilled beer was refreshing on the hot day.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (chill)

    • freezing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (literally) Suffering or causing frost
  • (by extension, chiefly, hyperbole) Very cold

    • Synonyms

    * (literally) frosty * (very cold) ice-cold, icy

    Noun

    (wikipedia freezing)
  • (uncountable, physics, chemistry) The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
  • * 1829 , James Macauley, The natural, statistical, and civil history of the state of New York
    • 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.
  • (countable, medicine) The action of numbing with anesthetics.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * freeze-dry * freezer

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * freezing point