frostbiting
- adjective
- /ˈfrɔstˌbaɪtɪŋ/
:
gélido
- After hours outside in the frostbiting weather, her cheeks were red and numb.
Examples
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The hikers struggled against the frostbiting air as they climbed higher up the mountain.
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A frostbiting wind swept the valley, cutting through coats and chilling everyone to the bone.
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The frostbiting cold made it hard to breathe.
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I felt a frostbiting chill on my skin.
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The hikers struggled against the frostbiting air as they climbed higher up the mountain.
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A frostbiting wind swept the valley, cutting through coats and chilling everyone to the bone.
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After hours outside in the frostbiting weather, her cheeks were red and numb.
Synonyms
100
1.0
A bit cold in a way that feels uncomfortable
89
1.0
Very cold with surfaces covered in ice
34
1.0
Very cold, like frozen water
15
1.3
Very cold, at or below freezing
11
1.0
Cold, often with a thin layer of ice on the ground
5
7.0
Very cold or scary
1
4.1
Very cold with no warmth left
1
9.9
Very cold, like ice or frost
1
9.9
Very cold in a way that feels unpleasant
1
4.2
Feeling very cold and trembling slightly
Gives a sharp, painful feeling on your skin in cold weather
Very cold in a way that makes being outside difficult
So cold that water turns to ice
Very low in temperature and clearly unfriendly
Antonyms
How Cold
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Frostbiting comes from the simple joining of frost and bite, where bite means 'to cause a sharp pain'. So a frostbiting wind feels like the cold is biting your skin, very sharp and painful.