Phrase guide

freezing cold

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see freezing, cold: cold in a way that involves freezing of water or other liquids.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Don't even touch that pump handle — it's freezing cold and your skin might freeze against it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: freezing, frigid, stone cold, ice-cold, icy, algid, Arctic, Baltic, boreal, brass monkeys, brumal, chill, chilled, chilly, clay-cold, cold, cold as a mackerel, cold as charity, frosty, frore, frozen, gelid, glacial, hiemal, inclement, nesh, nippy, parky, polar, sleety, snowy, taters, wintry

Antonyms: boiling hot, piping hot, scalding hot, steaming hot, baking hot, smoking hot, hot, choleric, heated

Broader terms: cold

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adj

Meaning 2

Extremely and unpleasantly cold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • I'm going to put my coat back on — I'm freezing cold again!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: freezing, frigid, stone cold, ice-cold, icy, algid, Arctic, Baltic, boreal, brass monkeys, brumal, chill, chilled, chilly, clay-cold, cold, cold as a mackerel, cold as charity, frosty, frore, frozen, gelid, glacial, hiemal, inclement, nesh, nippy, parky, polar, sleety, snowy, taters, wintry

Antonyms: boiling hot, piping hot, scalding hot, steaming hot, baking hot, smoking hot, hot, choleric, heated

Broader terms: cold

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noun

Meaning 3

Extreme and unpleasant cold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: frigidity

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: frigidity

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cold

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: смразя́ващо студе́н (smrazjávašto studén) — extremely and unpleasantly cold
  • Dutch: ijskoud — extremely and unpleasantly cold
  • Old Tupi: ro'ysanga — extremely and unpleasantly cold
  • Dutch: vrieskou — extreme and unpleasant cold
  • French: froid de canard — extreme and unpleasant cold
  • French: froid de gueux — extreme and unpleasant cold
  • German: Hundekälte — extreme and unpleasant cold
  • Hebrew: קור כלבים (kor klavím) — extreme and unpleasant cold
  • Hindi: कड़ाके की ठंड (kaṛāke kī ṭhaṇḍ) — extreme and unpleasant cold
  • Old Tupi: ro'ysanga — extreme and unpleasant cold
  • Russian: соба́чий хо́лод (sobáčij xólod) — extreme and unpleasant cold
  • Spanish: frío que pela — extreme and unpleasant cold