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Numbing vs Freezing - What's the difference?

numbing | freezing |

As verbs the difference between numbing and freezing

is that numbing is while freezing is .

As an adjective freezing is

(literally) suffering or causing frost.

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.

numbing

English

Verb

(head)

    • 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