Synonyms of refrigerating

refrigerating

verb

present participle of refrigerate

as in freezing

to cause to lose heat

refrigerate the cake after you frost it so that the frosting doesn't melt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freezing
• cooling
• chilling
• frosting
• ventilating
• air-conditioning
• icing
• supercooling
• quick-freezing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heating
• warming
• baking
• boiling
• steaming
• toasting
• heat-treating
• tempering
• broiling
• microwaving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of refrigerating

Practice good food safety habits—such as refrigerating and thoroughly cooking eggs—to reduce the risk of food poisoning. — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026

Violations included visibly spoiled, expired milk; selling homemade desserts without approval; and not refrigerating perishable foods properly. — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2026

The agency says people can prevent infection by thoroughly washing produce, cutting away bruised or damaged parts of fruits and vegetables and refrigerating pre-prepared or pre-cut produce. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Storing the jar upside down before refrigerating can also help redistribute the oils more evenly. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 1 July 2026

White settlers used the caves for refrigerating food, mining saltpeter, and making moonshine. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 June 2026

Scoop it after it was done refrigerating and then rolled it in confectioner sugar and baked them. — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026

That often means refrigerating them to ensure the microorganisms stay alive and the product doesn’t spoil. — Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 15 May 2026

Research opens a channel, but more is needed Since refrigerating people wasn’t a viable treatment, chemists and pharmacologists needed to create a small molecule that could replicate what happened in the cold. — Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026