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chilling vs freezing

freezing vs chilling

chilling and freezing both are nouns.

chilling is an adjective but freezing is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chilling Yes Yes No No
freezing Yes No No No
As nouns, freezing is a hyponym of chilling; that is, freezing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chilling:
  • chilling: the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
  • freezing: the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
Other hyponyms of chilling include freeze, heat dissipation, infrigidation, refrigeration.
chilling (noun) freezing (noun)
the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
chilling (adjective) freezing (adjective)
provoking fear or terror
Difference between chilling and freezing

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