frostbite

frostbite noun: an injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.

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Noun

frostbite (countable and uncountable, plural frostbites)

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

frostbite (third-person singular simple present frostbites, present participle frostbiting, simple past frostbit, past participle frostbitten)

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

உறைபனிக்கடி

তুষারস্পর্শে দেহের প্রদাহ, ক্ষত, কান, গোড়ালি, আঙ্গুলের প্রদাহ

ಚಳಿಹುಣ್ಣು, ಚಳಿಕಡಿತ, ಹಿಮಹುಣ್ಣು, ಮಂಜು ಹುಣ್ಣು, ಮಂಜುಗಚ್ಚು, ಹಿಮವ್ರಣ

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frostbite in Nepali: अररो araro, काठिनु kāṭhinu, कठ्याङ्ग्रिनु kaṭhyāṅgrinu, काठ्ठिनु kāṭhṭhinu
frostbite in Arabic: تَثْلِيج taṯlīj, قَضْمَة صَقِيع
frostbite in Malay: luka beku
frostbite in Persian: شجام šajâm, شجیدن šajidan
frostbite in Vietnamese: cước
Kashmiri: شُہہ śuhh

Noun
plural	frostbites
Verb
third-person singular present	frostbites
present participle	frostbiting
past	frostbit
past participle	frostbitten

From frost + bite.

What does frostbite mean?: Frostbite means an injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.
What is frostbite in Hindi?: Frostbite in Hindi is शीतदंश (śītdañś). See Frostbite meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is frostbite?: Frostbite can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of frostbite?: The plural of frostbite is frostbites.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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