shoveling snow
Driveway winter chore
Shoveling snow is the task of clearing snow from walkways, driveways, and other surfaces using a shovel.
In regions with harsh winters, it's a routine chore after snowfall: I spent an hour shoveling snow this morning.
The activity is notorious for causing back strain and, among older adults, heart attacks from sudden exertion in cold weather.
- iceWater's solid form
- drivewayPrivate residential road
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- cold weatherFrigid atmospheric conditions
winter storm · salt · rock salt · scraping · blizzard · backache · back pain · plow · clearing · cold · boots · gloves · frost · slush · drifts · heavy · wet · frozen
- random kindnesspaying it forward, holding doors, giving directions, mowing lawns, baking cookies
- seasonal annoyancesmosquito, mosquitoes, pollen, hay fever, allergies
- winterice, cold, frozen, frost, icicle
- seasonal choresleaf raking, raking leaves, gutter cleaning, winterizing, spring cleaning
- winter activitiesskiing, skating, tobogganing, sledding, downhill skiing
- givinggift, give, donating, donation, donate
shoveling snowsnowplowing
Removing snow mechanically
plowing · snowblower · salting · sanding · de-icing
shoveling snowstaying indoors
relaxing · resting · doing nothing · hibernating · napping
shoveling snowmowing the lawn
raking leaves · cutting grass · weeding · sunbathing · swimming
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