1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Freeze.

2. (a.) Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in manner.

Siberian adiabatic absorption adiabatic demagnetization adiabatic expansion air conditioning air cooling algid algific anhydration arctic below zero biting bitter bitterly cold blast freezing blast-freezing bleak boreal bottling brining brisk brumal canning chill chilling chilly cold cold as charity cold as death cold as ice cold as marble congealing congealment congelation cooling corning crisp cryogenics curing cutting deep freezing dehydration dehydrofreezing desiccation dry-curing drying electric refrigeration embalming evaporation food freezing freezable freeze-drying freezing cold frigid frigorific frosty frozen fuming gas refrigeration gelid glaciable glacial glaciation glacification hibernal hiemal hyperboreal hyperborean ice-cold ice-encrusted icelike icy inclement infrigidation irradiation jerking keen marination mechanical refrigeration mummification nipping nippy numbing penetrating perishing pickling piercing pinching polar potting quick freezing quick-freezing raw reduction of temperature refreezing refrigerant refrigeration refrigerative refrigeratory regelation rigorous salting seasoning severe sharp sharp freezing sharp-freezing shivering shivery sleety slushy smoking snappy stone-cold stuffing subzero super-cooling supercooled taxidermy tinning winterbound winterlike wintery wintry