The difference between Freezing cold and Ice-cold
When used as adjectives, freezing cold means extremely and unpleasantly cold, whereas ice-cold means as cold as ice.
Freezing cold is also noun with the meaning: extreme and unpleasant cold.
check bellow for the other definitions of Freezing cold and Ice-cold
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Freezing cold as an adjective (idiomatic):
extremely and unpleasantly cold
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Freezing cold as a noun (idiomatic):
extreme and unpleasant cold
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Ice-cold as an adjective:
As cold as ice; very cold.
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Ice-cold as an adjective:
Without emotion; distant.
Examples:
"The way she stared him down and walked away...everyone in the room could tell she was [[ice-cold]]."