verb
- present participle of glaciate; to cover with ice or glaciers, or to subject to glaciation
Usage: geological/scientific term; often used in passive voice or as an adjective
Examples
- During the last ice age, glaciating conditions spread across much of North America.
- The glaciating process shaped the landscape over thousands of years.
- Scientists study glaciating periods to understand climate change.
- Glaciating temperatures caused the formation of massive ice sheets.
- The region experienced glaciating effects that carved deep valleys.