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to winter

14 4.2
To stay in a place during the cold season
  • verb
  • /ˈwɪntər/
: invernar
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • - No one will be wintering over.

  • And those of us who will be wintering over begin to seek each other out.

  • Well, Coleman, most times I winter through in fair shape.

  • Yeah, we wintered with him last year, played cards a couple times.

  • I'll winter with my army at Marakand.

  • And these people who have never wintered are looking at us like we're freaks.

  • Looks like you've wintered through in good shape.

Synonyms

to overwinter
vsto winter
  • UK
2 6.6

To stay somewhere during the winter to survive the cold

spend the same season without implying survival or hardship

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

To go away from a place, person, or group

Idioms

The coldest, darkest time of winter when the weather is at its worst

To make a poor choice at the wrong time

Compounds

An event where athletes from many countries compete every four years in winter sports like skiing and skating

13 1.0

A holiday when schools and universities close for winter

The day in December with the shortest daylight and longest night in the northern hemisphere

9 3.9

The coldest, most severe part of winter

7 3.0

A very cold winter that causes damage and problems

6 7.5

A long cold and dark time worldwide after many large bombs make dust and smoke that block the sun

A vegetable with hard skin and yellow or orange inside that people keep for winter

A major international sports event that happens every four years for winter sports like skiing and skating

Clothes and accessories made for cold weather by a brand

1 4.4

A large green fruit with pale flesh used in Asian cooking or the plant that makes it

A hot drink or meal that makes you feel warm in cold weather

winter rose
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A European plant that keeps green leaves and has white or purple flowers in winter

1 7.5

A flat fish from cold north Atlantic waters that people eat and often catch in winter

A shrub with bright yellow flowers that bloom in winter

A plant that has bright red berries and is often used for decoration but can be poisonous

Producing flowers during the winter

1 7.3

A very small brown bird that lives in pine forests and often stays near the ground

A small cooking herb with a peppery taste like thyme

1 4.2

Ability of a plant to survive cold winter weather without dying

An edible mushroom with a smooth orange or brown cap and a velvety stalk that grows in clusters

A small plant with bright yellow flowers that appear early in spring before the snow melts

Austrian winter pea
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A plant grown in cool areas to feed animals and improve soil

Plants that bloom in winter

1 9.9

A shrub with drooping clusters of yellow flowers that bloom in early spring before the leaves appear

1 8.1

A small shrub with sweet-smelling flowers that bloom in winter

1 6.8

A small sharp cold feeling in the air that means winter is coming

1 7.0

A leafy plant with yellow flowers eaten in winter salads

winter purslane
  • Specialized
1 8.8

A small green plant with soft leaves that you eat raw in salads

A small leafy plant with peppery, edible leaves used in salads

A small plant with white or pink flowers that blooms in late winter

A small South American plant grown indoors for its bright, poisonous, cherry-sized fruit

A small tree or bush from Japan with pink flowers that bloom in winter

A winter squash with hard skin and a long curved neck

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

A low shrub with bell-shaped red or pink flowers that blooms in early spring

A small plant with sweet-smelling white-pink flowers that bloom in winter

winter rat
  • Informal
9.9

A person who stays mostly indoors during winter to avoid the cold

A climbing plant that grows large smooth fruits used in Asian cooking

A plant that grows squashes with thick skins that you pick in autumn

9.9

A dark cup-shaped mushroom that grows on dead wood in winter

Surface Forms

winter infinitive
wintered past
wintered past participle
wintering present participle
winters third person singular

Etymology

To winter somewhere simply comes from the noun winter, and it means 'to spend the winter' in that place.