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Freezing vs Frozen - What's the difference?

freezing | frozen |

As adjectives the difference between freezing and frozen

is that freezing is suffering or causing frost while frozen is in the state of that which freezes; in ice form.

As verbs the difference between freezing and frozen

is that freezing is present participle of lang=en while frozen is past participle of lang=en.

As a noun freezing

is the change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.

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

    frozen

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In the state of that which freezes; in ice form.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author= Nick Miroff
    • , volume=189, issue=7, page=32, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] , passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo.}}
  • Immobilized.
  • (label) In a state such that transactions are not allowed.

    • Verb

    (head)
    • The mammoth was frozen shortly after death.
    English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles