The winter air nipped at their rosy cheeks.

Meaning: The cold winter air caused a slight stinging sensation on their pink cheeks.

Choice of Words: Nipped means to pinch or bite lightly. Rosy means pink or red in color. Cheeks are the fleshy parts of the face below the eyes.

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The chilly winter breeze stung their rosy cheeks.

Meaning: This means that the cold winter wind was making their cheeks feel cold and painful.

Choice of Words: Chilly means cold, especially in a way that makes you shiver. Breeze is a gentle wind. Stung means to cause a sharp pain, like the sting of a bee. Rosy means pink or red, like the color of roses. Cheeks are the sides of the face below the eyes.

The icy winter wind chapped their rosy cheeks.

Meaning: This means that the cold winter wind was making their cheeks feel dry and cracked.

Choice of Words: Icy means covered in ice or very cold. Wind is air that is moving. Chapped means to become dry and cracked, like lips that are chapped from the cold. Rosy means pink or red, like the color of roses. Cheeks are the sides of the face below the eyes.

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