A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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Migratory birds use the area during different seasons, with wintering species spending the colder months there and breeding species occupying the region during summer.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
After spending the summer in the Hamptons, Icahn is wintering at his house on the Miami-area island known as Billionaire Bunker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
NRW fitted 15 curlew in Wales with GPS tags in 2022, giving researchers a real-time view of their migration from across Europe to important breeding and wintering areas in Wales.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024
With fall underway in Antarctica, some bird species are starting to scatter to their wintering areas.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 18, 2024
Drum’s course took him back to his wintering grounds on the Chilean shore.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
