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# frostbitten

«frostbitten» in Mova's school dictionary: **injured by extreme cold, so that skin and the flesh under…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (frostbitten)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Frostbitten means injured by extreme cold, so that skin and the flesh under it freeze, especially on fingers, toes, ears and nose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frostbitten/#m1)

2) Frostbitten plants have been damaged by frost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frostbitten/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons about winter, mountains and the outdoors: wear gloves, hats and warm socks; numb, white or hard skin can mean frostbite; warm it gently and get help. In stories, explorers in the Arctic or Antarctic return frostbitten. Phrases: «frostbitten fingers», «frostbitten toes».

### examples

- The climber's toes were frostbitten. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frostbitten/#x1)
- Wear gloves or your fingers might get frostbitten. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frostbitten/#x2)
- Frostbitten skin turns white and numb. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frostbitten/#x3)
- The explorers came back tired and frostbitten. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frostbitten/#x4)
- The frost killed the frostbitten tomato plants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frostbitten/#x5)
- Do not rub frostbitten skin; warm it gently. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frostbitten/#x6)

### note

Noun: «frostbite». Compound: frost + bitten, one word. Safety: do not rub frostbitten skin or use very hot water; warm it slowly and get medical help. Not a number word, but problems may give temperatures below zero (negative numbers).

### In the corpora

- [Rubbing damages frostbitten skin; she should warm it slowly instead.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/240-night-sky-and-outdoor-myths/9/)
- [Rubbing snow on frozen skin harms it; warm frostbitten skin slowly instead.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/240-night-sky-and-outdoor-myths/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «frostbitten» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frostbitten/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.