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Windy - Sung by The Association Snowy
1 Descriptive Adjectives: Weather Conditions
2 Who's peekin' out from under a stairway calling a name that's lighter than air?
cool chilly (wet cold) cold frosty freezing
3 Who's bending down to give me a rainbow? Everyone knows it's Windy.
windy breezy (light) gusty (strong bursts)
4 Who's tripping down the streets of the city, smilin' at everybody she sees.
hazy (general) misty (from water vapors)
5 Who's reachin' out to capture a moment? Everyone knows it's Windy.
smoggy (pollution) foggy (from vapors)
6 And Windy has stormy eyes that flash at the sound of lies.
stormy rough (bad weather)
7 And Windy has wings to fly above the clouds, above the clouds.
cloudy partially cloudy
8 And Windy has stormy eyes that flash at the sound of lies.
rainy drizzly (light rain) wet dreary
9 And Windy has wings to fly above the clouds, above the clouds.
dry
10 Who's tripping down the streets of the city, smilin' at everybody she sees?
humid muggy
11 Who's reachin' out to capture a moment? Everyone knows it's Windy.
warm hot scorching (extremely hot)
12 Who's tripping down the streets of the city, smilin' at everybody she sees? Who's
reachin' out to capture a moment? Everyone knows it's Windy. (repeat) *****
sunny bright clear mild
EXERCISE
You can use all of these adjectives with the verb "to be" (is, was) very easily:
It's freezing (water is turning to ice)!
Dress warmly, it's chilly (wet cold) outside.
The weather is partially (or partly) cloudy.
The ocean is misty (from water vapors).
It's scorching (extremely hot)!
The air is muggy (hot wet air/humid) today.
The air is smoggy (polluted).
It's quite breezy (light wind) now.
The weather is turning mild (gentle).
The weather is getting rough (unpleasant).
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