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The correct spelling is cold.
How to pronounce cold
/kɔʊld/
adjectiveIPA: /kɔʊld/
Say it like: Col-d
The correct spelling is cold. (of a thing) Having a low temperature. For example: "A cold wind whistled through the trees."
Usage Examples
“A cold wind whistled through the trees.”
“The forecast is that it will be very cold today.”
“She was so cold she was shivering.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
- 2.(of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.
- 3.(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.
- 4.Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.
- 5.Dispassionate, not prejudiced or partisan, impartial.
noun
- 1.A condition of low temperature.
- 2.(with 'the') A harsh place; a place of abandonment.
- 3.A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.
- 4.Rheum, sleepy dust
adverb
- 1.While at low temperature.
- 2.Without preparation.
- 3.With finality.
- 4.In a cold, frank, or realistically honest manner.
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