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  • adjective having windburn

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective suffering from windburn

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Examples

  • At noon the driver, a heavyset man with a windburned face, appeared in the lobby.

    The Shadow of Your Smile MARY HIGGINS CLARK 2010

  • At noon the driver, a heavyset man with a windburned face, appeared in the lobby.

    The Shadow of Your Smile MARY HIGGINS CLARK 2010

  • I wheel around and stare into a wide, windburned face with dark piggy eyes.

    Crossing the Tracks Barbara Stuber 2010

  • Her hair was thick, black, and intricately braided all around her tanned, windburned face.

    Who Do You Say I Am 2010

  • When they finally gave up, with only wetsuits full of cold water and windburned faces to show for themselves, Mr. Ward turned to his friend and shook his head.

    Surfing in Winter A Leap of Faith Joshua Robinson 2010

  • His skin looked windburned, as if he had often been outside in rough weather.

    Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare 2010

  • I wheel around and stare into a wide, windburned face with dark piggy eyes.

    Crossing the Tracks Barbara Stuber 2010

  • At noon the driver, a heavyset man with a windburned face, appeared in the lobby.

    The Shadow of Your Smile MARY HIGGINS CLARK 2010

  • His broad, windburned face bore a set, placid look, and only the wide gray eyes revealed the restless energy that burned beneath the calm exterior.

    Quakers in Spain superversive 2006

  • I am sunburned, windburned, sore, exhausted, and more than a little euphoric at the results.

    Losing it (a horrid encounter to grief and change) Elizabeth McClung 2008

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