flash-freeze

verb

To freeze something, especially food, very rapidly by subjecting it to cryogenic temperatures.

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quick-freeze
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Meanings

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

present singular third person flash-freezes · participle present flash-freezing · past flash-froze · participle past flash-frozen

  1. transitiveTo freeze something, especially food, very rapidly by subjecting it to cryogenic temperatures.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbfreeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors

Similar
quick-freeze
Broader
freeze
Also see
quick-freeze

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

flash-freeze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash-freeze

MLA

“flash-freeze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash-freeze. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flash-freeze,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash-freeze.

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