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Bn77 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Icy grip & artic blast

Can somebody rephrase the two phrase-icy grip & Artic grip in the following?

...the icy grip dipping as far south as the Mid-Atlantic and New York City.
Monday ushered in a single digit Arctic blast.
  

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grip = (paralyzing) hold on the area blast = strong (usually with wind)

  • grip = (paralyzing) hold on the area blast = strong (usually with wind)
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grip = (paralyzing) hold on the area

blast = strong (usually with wind)

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