freezing rain

freez·ing rain

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [free-zing reyn]
- /ˈfri zɪŋ reɪn/
- /ˈfriː.zɪŋ reɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [free-zing reyn]
- /ˈfri zɪŋ reɪn/

Definitions of freezing rain words

noun freezing rain rain that falls as a liquid but freezes into glaze upon contact with the ground. 1
noun freezing rain rain that freezes solid on the ground 1
noun freezing rain rain in which the temperature of the water droplets is so low that they freeze on contact with surfaces 0
noun freezing rain Rain which freezes upon contact. 0

See all 4 definitions of freezing rain

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Origin of freezing rain

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1790-1800

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Parts of speech for Freezing rain

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Freezing rain

freezing rain popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

freezing rain usage trend in Literature

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