freezing

jäätyminen, jähmettyminen puhekieltä Suffering or causing frost
puhekieltä Very cold
puhekieltä The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
1829, James Macauley, The natural, statistical, and civil history of the state of New York

Hence, there is a succession of thawings and freezings. The former expand, and endeavour to restore the surface of the ground to its natural condition, while the latter contract and harden it.