Cold Weather Related English

1. cold snap
- meaning : a sudden short period of very cold weather
- A cold snap brought heavy snowfall to the city

2. nippy
- meaning : used whe the weather is cold and makes you feel a little bit uncomfortable
- It was quite nippy this morning, so I had to wear my scarf and gloves

3. chilly
- meaning : a bit cold, but not comfortable
- You might want to bring a sweater, it's a bit chilly outside

4. wind chill
- meaning : the feeling of how cold it actually feels when the wind is blowing
- The temperature is 0'c but with the wind chill, it feels like -5'c

5. freezing
- meaning : extremely cold
- It's freezing outside, so make sure to wear heavy coat and gloves

6. freeze to death
- meaning : feel very cold, even if not in danger of actual freezing
- It's so cold in this office today, I feel like I'm going to freeze to death

7. blizzard
- meaning : a severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility
- The blizzard brought heavy snow and powerful winds, causing widespread power outages

8. flurrry
- meaning : a small amount of snow that falls for a short time and then stops
- in the afternoon there will be a flurry of snow

9. snow day
- meaning : a day when schools and businesses are closed because of heavy snowfall
- The school announced a snow day due to the heavy snowfall, so the kids stayed home

10. snowed in
- meaning : unable to leave a place because of heavy snow blocking the way
- We were snowed in after the storm, and it took hours to dig out the car

11. whiteout
- meaning : A "whiteout" is when heavy snowfall and strong winds make it very hard to see anything around you
- Driving during a whiteout is extremely dangerous because you can barely see anything ahead

12. bundle up
- meaning : to put on warm clothes to protect yourself from cold weather
- Make sure for bundle up before going outside, it's freezing out there

13. layer
- meaning : to wear multiple pieces of clothing on top of each other to stay warm
- On a cold day, it's best to layer to stay warm