frostbite

IPA: frˈɔstbaɪt

noun

  • An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.

verb

  • (transitive) To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost.
  • (intransitive) To engage in winter sailboating.
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Examples of "frostbite" in Sentences

  • Suffering environmental injuries in a combat zone, such as frostbite or sunburn
  • Injuries such as frostbite, hypothermia, and others are linked to body cooling.
  • Skin destroyed by frostbite is completely black and looks loose and flayed, as if burnt.
  • My hands and face were burning with that "frostbite is just around the corner" sensation after only a few minutes.
  • I tried to describe exactly what happens to the human body as it freezes to death -- as well as the processes that result in frostbite.
  • Brandon's manner was so matter-of-fact, she knew he must be serious, even though she had never heard of anything called frostbite before.
  • Direct impacts of winter warming in some regions may include a reduction in cold-induced injuries such as frostbite and hypothermia and a reduction in cold stress.
  • "Exposure," the chapter about hypothermia and frostbite, is quite graphic and medically detailed in its depiction of exactly what happens to the body as it freezes to death.
  • And that's to say nothing of the half-sunburn I've got going, not to be confused with Jason's frostbite, which is now half peeled away thank goodness, or the problem with my tender tootsies that has got me better than halfway to disability.

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