refrigerating

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adjective

Causing refrigeration.

“A new refrigerating system will be installed in the packinghouse next month.”

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refrigerationrefrigerantcold
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of refrigerate

    They are refrigerating the leftovers because they plan to eat them for dinner tomorrow.

adjectiverefrigerating (comparative more refrigerating, superlative most refrigerating)

comparative more refrigerating · superlative most refrigerating

  1. Causing refrigeration.

    A new refrigerating system will be installed in the packinghouse next month.

nounrefrigerating (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act or process of refrigerating.

    Refrigerating is just as important as handwashing to the food safety program.

    Synonyms: refrigeration

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act or process of refrigerating.

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refrigeration

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecausing cooling or freezing

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refrigerantcold
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refrigerant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

refrigerating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refrigerating

MLA

“refrigerating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refrigerating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refrigerating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refrigerating.

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