Difference between Frost and Freeze

What is the difference between Frost and Freeze?

Frost as a verb is to get covered with frost. while Freeze as a verb is especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.

Frost

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To get covered with frost. To coat something (eg a cake) with white icing to resemble frost. To anger or annoy.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Some of these are tree branches, plant stems, leaves, wires, poles, vehicles, rooftops, or aircraft skin. Frost is the same process by which dew is formed except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing. Frost can be light or heavy. The cold weather that would cause frost as in (1) to form.

Freeze

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A period of intensely cold weather.A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.A halt of a regular operation.A block on pay rises.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.To be very cold.To become motionless.To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets

Example sentence: Once in a while, when I first started to write pieces, I would try to write to a reader other than myself. I always failed. I would freeze up.

We hope you now know whether to use Frost or Freeze in your sentence.

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