Freezing vs Frosting - What's the difference?
freezing | frosting |
(literally) Suffering or causing frost
(by extension, chiefly, hyperbole) Very cold
(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
(countable, medicine) The action of numbing with anesthetics.
A sugary coating for cakes and other baked goods.
* 1914 , ,
A layer of frost.
The theft of a car while it is left unattended, especially when its engine is left running in the winter to defrost the car.
Present participle of to frost.
As nouns the difference between freezing and frosting
is that freezing is (uncountable|physics|chemistry) the change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature while frosting is a sugary coating for cakes and other baked goods.As verbs the difference between freezing and frosting
is that freezing is while frosting is present participle of to frost .As an adjective freezing
is (literally) suffering or causing frost.freezing
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* (literally) frosty * (very cold) ice-cold, icyNoun
(wikipedia freezing)- 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.
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* freezing pointfrosting
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(en noun)pages 38–39:
- “ Cities aren’t like frosted cake — and, anyhow, even the cake didn’t keep very well. I tried it, and it dried up, ’specially the frosting'. I reckon the time to take ' frosting and good times is while they are going; so I want to see all I can now while I’m here.”
'Frosting' and 'Car Jacking' AA warns of increased risk on cold mornings