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frostbite
[ frawst-bahyt, frost- ]
noun
- injury to any part of the body after excessive exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and tingling to gangrene.
verb (used with object)
- to injure by frost or extreme cold.
frostbite
/ ˈfrɒstˌbaɪt /
noun
- destruction of tissues, esp those of the fingers, ears, toes, and nose, by freezing, characterized by tingling, blister formation, and gangrene
- a type of small sailing dinghy
frostbite
/ frôst′bīt′ /
- Damage to a part of the body as a result of exposure to freezing temperatures. It is caused by a loss of blood supply and the formation of ice crystals in the affected body part.
Word History and Origins
Origin of frostbite1
Example Sentences
In my reporting for this column, I heard time and again that many cast members suffer from medical maladies like frostbite, parasites, vitamin deficiencies, or extreme fatigue.
If we haven’t got frostbite so far, we’ll surely be strong candidates in these bags.
As much as she loves downhill skiing, that simply wasn’t going to happen—hitting the slopes felt like we’d be risking frostbite to most of our toes.
Even if they fall off a cliff, you don’t know whether it was a consequence of impaired balance and cognitive function due to altitude illness, or perhaps a loss of coordination from frostbite.
Frozen toes at the bottom of your sleeping bag, the fear of frostbite looming in the back of your mind, and the ever-present possibility that you didn’t bring enough layers.
Many others who survived suffered severe frostbite and have had or soon will undergo amputations.
Let's hope he didn't get frostbite - here's the science of getting naked in antarctica.
They can also give you frostbite on your face or even kill you.
In a fall show dubbed "frostbite," Jenden sent cool, sleek concoctions down the runway.
This bone-chilling week, they are perhaps just a surer way to avoid frostbite.
Except for a touch of frostbite on his toes and fingers, Barrent was all right.
They had not been able to frostbite her yet because she had been too young; but they would get her presently.
The cold burned our cheeks a fierce brick-red, and a frostbite showed on them like a patch of white putty.
To expose flesh was to feel instantly the sharp sting that heralds frostbite.
The fun of snow-shoeing, mitigated by frostbite, quickly degenerated from a sport into a mere means of locomotion.
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