To Freeze
To Be Frozen
intransitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means frozen, so the vocab version is to freeze.
The reading actually comes from the word 氷, which means "ice." You can kind of see where the origins of these words come from, now... really cold frozen things. So, think back to こおり, then change the り to a る and put it outside the kanji. That makes the reading for this こおる, in all (or most) of 氷's glory.
シャボン玉って凍るの？
Do soap bubbles freeze?
シカ肉なら、冷凍庫で凍らせてあるよ。
If it’s venison, I have it frozen in the freezer.
オレンジジュースを凍らせて氷を作ったことはありますか。
Have you ever made ice cubes by freezing orange juice?
道路はまだガチガチに凍ってるから気を付けてね。
Please be careful because the road is still frozen solid.
ほんと、ゾッとしましたよ。背筋が凍る思いでした。
I was really horrified. It was a spine-chilling experience.