Freezing
Pronunciation : Freez"ing
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in manner. -- Frrez"ing*ly, adv. Freezing machine. See Ice machine, under Ice. -- Freezing mixture, a mixture (of salt and snow or of chemical salts) for producing intense cold. -- Freezing point, that degree of a thermometer at which a fluid begins to freeze; -- applied particularly to water, whose freezing point is at 32? Fahr., and at 0? Centigrade.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913