around freezing

Frequency: 5.52.8 per million words

at a temperature near 0°C or 32°F

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Examples (10)

  • Temperatures were around freezing.
  • Overnight, it hovered around freezing, so the roads were slick.
  • The forecast says it will stay around freezing all week.
  • Water pipes can burst when the temperature dips around freezing.
  • We started the hike at dawn, when it was just around freezing.
  • Keep the samples at around freezing to preserve them.
  • By noon the water was still around freezing, with a thin crust of ice.
  • Yesterday peaked above 10°C, but tonight we'll be back around freezing.
  • The wind made it feel around freezing even in the sun.
  • Farmers worry when spring nights hover around freezing, because blossoms can be damaged.