to winter
- verb
- /ˈwɪntər/
- Every year, many retirees winter in warmer states to escape the cold.
- wintering birds
- wintering eagles
- wintering bald eagles
No how we can, but we can't winter here.
- No how we can, but we can't winter here.
- I mean, just we're, you know, we really just winter.
Examples
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There should be an extension agent who can give you guidelines for wintering chickens.
Blog text (2) -
Villages consist of groups of related and allied house groups who traditionally wintered together at a common site.
Academic text (2007) -
I thought you were wintering over again.
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- No one will be wintering over.
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And those of us who will be wintering over begin to seek each other out.
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Well, Coleman, most times I winter through in fair shape.
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Yeah, we wintered with him last year, played cards a couple times.
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I'll winter with my army at Marakand.
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And these people who have never wintered are looking at us like we're freaks.
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Looks like you've wintered through in good shape.
Synonyms
To stay somewhere during the winter to survive the cold
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
An event where athletes from many countries compete every four years in winter sports like skiing and skating
The day in December with the shortest daylight and longest night in the northern hemisphere
- NSFW
A long cold and dark time worldwide after many large bombs make dust and smoke that block the sun
A major international sports event that happens every four years for winter sports like skiing and skating
A vegetable with hard skin and yellow or orange inside that people keep for winter
A small South American plant grown indoors for its bright, poisonous, cherry-sized fruit
A small plant with bright yellow flowers that appear early in spring before the snow melts
A plant that has bright red berries and is often used for decoration but can be poisonous
A flat fish from cold north Atlantic waters that people eat and often catch in winter
A shrub with drooping clusters of yellow flowers that bloom in early spring before the leaves appear
A squash with hard skin and a long curved neck that stores well and is good for winter meals
A North American bush with clusters of red or pink flowers that bloom in early spring
A large plant with leaves like a fern and white flowers with all parts very poisonous
- Specialized
A European plant that keeps green leaves and has white or purple flowers in winter
A large green fruit with pale flesh used in Asian cooking or the plant that makes it
An edible mushroom with a smooth orange or brown cap and a velvety stalk that grows in clusters
Surface Forms
Etymology
To winter somewhere simply comes from the noun winter, and it means 'to spend the winter' in that place.