chapped

Describes skin, especially lips or hands, that is dry, cracked, or sore, typically due to cold weather or wind.

• 🇩🇪Beschreibt Haut, besonders an Lippen oder Händen, die trocken, rissig oder schmerzhaft ist, meist durch Kälte, Wind oder trockene Luft. Bezieht sich auch auf raue, aufgesprungene oder wund gewordene Hautstellen.

1. Rough or cracked skin B1 informal

   Describes skin that has become dry, rough, or cracked, typically due to cold weather or wind exposure.

   • Her lips were chapped from the cold winter wind.
   • He applied lotion to his chapped hands after working outside.
   • Chapped skin can be painful and uncomfortable.

   🇩🇪Aufgesprungen

   Synonyme: chafedcrackeddryparchedrawroughscalysore

   Antonyme: hydratedmoistsmoothsoftsupple

• more chapped comparative form
• most chapped superlative form

A verb meaning to crack or become rough, especially of skin due to cold or dryness.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das bedeutet, rissig oder rau zu werden, besonders von der Haut durch Kälte oder Trockenheit.

1. Crack due to dehydration B1 formal

   To become dry, rough, and cracked, especially skin or lips, due to cold weather or lack of moisture.

   • Her lips chapped in the dry winter air.
   • The cold wind caused his hands to chap badly.
   • Use lip balm to prevent your lips from chapping.

   🇩🇪Aufplatzen

   Synonyme: crackroughensplit

   Antonyme: hydratemoisturize

• chapped past participle
• chapped past simple
• chapping present participle
• chaps third person singular