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freezing out

freezing out is the present participle and gerund of freeze out.

Meaning of freeze out

Verb

freeze out (third-person singular simple present freezes out, present participle freezing out, simple past froze out, past participle frozen out)

  1. (idiomatic) To snub or ice out; to forcibly remove or exclude.
    • The first step in freezing out competitors is to create a superior product.

Questions about freezing out

What is freezing out the present participle and gerund of?
Freezing out is the present participle and gerund of freeze out.

Words near freezing out in the dictionary

  1. freezing levels
  2. freezing mixture
  3. freezing mixtures
  4. freezing on to
  5. freezing onto
  6. freezing out
  7. freezing over
  8. freezing point
  9. freezing points
  10. freezing rain
  11. freezing to

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