frostbitten
pronunciation
How to pronounce frostbitten in British English:
UK ['frɒstbɪtn]
How to pronounce frostbitten in American English:
US ['frɒstbɪtn]
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- Adjective:
- injured by freezing or partial freezing
Word Origin
- frostbitten (adj.)
- also frost-bitten, 1550s, from frost (n.) + bitten.
Example
- 1. Do not rub frostbitten areas or apply direct heat .
- 2. My toes were frostbitten from skating too long .
- 3. Is he gonna lose the frostbitten toes ?
- 4. One folktale claims that jiaozi were created to treat frostbitten ears !
- 5. Sometimes the only way doctors can treat an injury like this is to remove frostbitten areas like fingers and toes .