wintered

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of winter.
  winter

  noun

  the cold season between autumn and spring in northern latitudes (in the Northern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; in the Southern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox).
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of winter.
  winter

  noun

  the cold season between autumn and spring in northern latitudes (in the Northern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; in the Southern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox).

Example Sentences

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wintered

“A monarch that wintered in Monterey might end up in Las Vegas or Boise or Spokane that next spring and summer,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

Some retirees who wintered on the Gulf Coast are already planning their exits from the state.

From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2022

In the classic migration pattern, flocks that wintered in the southern U.S. fly north in the spring, returning to the same spots in the high and sub-Arctic to breed and nest.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 16, 2020

The social pages followed his comings and goings, when he summered in Bar Harbor and wintered in Boca Raton.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 19, 2019

When it continued to zag she realized the pilot was following a meandering river where game wintered.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

Related Words

• cold