windburn
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Skin that becomes red and sore after strong wind
- noun
- /ˈwɪndˌbɜrn/
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- He applied moisturizer to soothe the windburn caused by the harsh gusts during the hike.
- prevent windburn
OK, Also, it cures my blistering case of permanent windburn, OK?
- OK, Also, it cures my blistering case of permanent windburn, OK?
- And there's people in Alaska they don't want to be, you know, they like having windburn on their face.
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" Windburn."
Fiction book (1991) -
And there's people in Alaska they don't want to be, you know, they like having windburn on their face.
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He seemed jovial enough but distant too, and his cheeks shone with windburn.
Fiction book (2000) -
After spending hours outside in the strong winds, she was left with a painful windburn on her cheeks.
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The hiker's exposed skin was red and irritated, showing clear signs of windburn from the cold breeze.
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Etymology
Windburn comes from the two words wind and burn, because strong wind can make your skin look and feel 'burned'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of sunburn, but caused by wind instead of the sun.