Icy wind nipped at my exposed skin.

Meaning: This sentence describes the feeling of cold wind on exposed skin.

Choice of Words: Icy means very cold and covered in ice. Wind is the air moving around us. Nipped means to pinch or bite lightly. Exposed means not covered or protected. Skin is the outer layer of your body. When you put them together, you can feel the cold, icy wind pinching your skin that is not covered by clothing.

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The biting wind chilled my bare skin.

Meaning: The wind was cold and it made my skin feel cold because it was not covered by any clothing.

Choice of Words: Biting means to nip or pinch, like the wind was doing to the skin. Chilled means to make something cold. Bare means not covered by clothing.

The cold wind stung my exposed flesh.

Meaning: The wind was cold and it caused my skin to feel a sharp pain because it was not covered by any clothing.

Choice of Words: Stung means to cause a sharp pain, like the wind was doing to the skin. Flesh is another word for skin.

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