Winter Weather Terminology

noun a condition in which skin and tissue freeze due to exposure to extreme cold

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• The mountaineer suffered severe frostbite after being exposed to the freezing temperatures for too long.
• I heard Tom got frostbite on his toes from walking in the snow without proper shoes.
• Don't be out in the cold too long or you'll get frostbite!
• The relationship between the two countries had reached a point of frostbite, with no sign of warming up anytime soon.

verb Frozen can also be used as a verb to describe the action of turning into ice or becoming extremely cold.

adjective Frozen is an adjective that describes something that has turned into ice or is extremely cold.

• The frozen food aisle in the grocery store is always well-stocked.
• I always keep some frozen meals in the freezer for busy days.
• Let's grab some frozen pizza and have a movie night.
• Her expression was frozen in shock when she heard the news.

adjective relating to or characterized by sleet, a mixture of rain and snow

• The weather forecast predicts a sleety mix of rain and snow for tomorrow.
• I heard it's going to be sleety outside, so make sure to bundle up.
• Ugh, I hate when it's all sleety and gross out.
• Her icy glare was like a sleety storm, chilling everyone in the room.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea, in this case 'slushy' refers to a mixture of partially melted snow and ice

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun, in this case 'slushy' describes something that is partially melted snow or ice

• The children enjoyed sipping on their slushy drinks during the hot summer day.
• I always crave a slushy from the convenience store on a hot day.
• Let's grab some slushies and chill at the park.
• Her mind felt like a slushy, all mixed up and hard to focus.

noun a mass of snow piled up by the wind

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• The car got stuck in a deep snowdrift on the side of the road.
• We had to dig the car out of a huge snowdrift this morning.
• I nearly wiped out on my snowboard when I hit that massive snowdrift.
• She felt like she was trapped in a snowdrift of paperwork at work.

noun a weather phenomenon in which snow falls from the sky

• The snowfall last night blanketed the entire town in a thick layer of white.
• I heard the snowfall is supposed to be pretty heavy tomorrow, so we should be prepared.
• The snowfall was lit last night - everything looked so pretty covered in snow!
• Her tears fell like a gentle snowfall, quiet and steady.

noun the process of becoming liquid from being frozen

verb to become liquid from being frozen

• The winter snow began to thaw as the temperature rose above freezing.
• I left the frozen meat out on the counter to thaw before cooking it.
• Let's chill the beer in the fridge and wait for it to thaw before we drink it.
• After years of animosity, their relationship finally began to thaw and they started communicating again.

noun a slang term for a frozen piece of mucus or nasal discharge

• The child had a snotsicle hanging from his nose during the school assembly.
• Eww, he had a snotsicle dangling from his nostril!
• I can't believe she wiped her snotsicle on the couch.
• The icicles on the roof looked like snotsicles in the winter breeze.