wintertime
[win-ter-tahym]
- the season of winter.
Origin of wintertime
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Contemporary Examples
Beat the Blahs What causes this wintertime down-in-the-dumps attitude?
And in Copenhagen, BIG Architects are building a new incinerator that also doubles as a wintertime ski slope.
There are also three meditation classes to lead weekly, and lots of snow to shovel in the wintertime.
Historical Examples
I'll bet the wind takes the hide off of a feller up here in the wintertime.
The Duke Of Chimney ButteG. W. Ogden
Mr. Vere Bertie was his chamber-fellowe in anno 1655, the wintertime, which was his rise.
Brief Lives (Vol. 2 of 2)John Aubrey
Kastamuni in wintertime is a picturesque Turkish town, and has a character all its own.
The Secrets of a KuttiteEdward O. Mousley
It was wintertime and they were just plodding along in a line.
The Biography of a RabbitRoy Benson
Wintertime had flown, and over all the country, springtime had blossomed.
The Forged NoteOscar Micheaux
wintertime
- the winter seasonAlso (archaic): wintertide
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