above freezing
Frequency: 6.55.1 per million words
at a temperature higher than 0°C or 32°F
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Examples (10)
- In the Antarctic, the temperature rarely rises above freezing.
- By noon, the air finally climbed above freezing.
- Keep the greenhouse heaters on to stay above freezing overnight.
- The lake water hovered just above freezing all morning.
- Forecasts keep tonight’s lows slightly above freezing.
- We set the thermostat a couple of degrees above freezing to protect the pipes.
- After the cold snap, road temperatures edged above freezing, reducing black ice.
- The mixture should remain above freezing for the reaction to proceed.
- Ice cream stored only a little above freezing will melt quickly.
- By late afternoon, the mercury was well above freezing across the valley.