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wintertime

American  
[win-ter-tahym] / ˈwɪn tərˌtaɪm /

noun

  1. the season of winter.

wintertime British  
/ ˈwɪntəˌtaɪm /

noun

  1. Also (archaic): wintertide.  the winter season

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Etymology

Origin of wintertime

1350–1400; Middle English; replacing Middle English wintertide wintertide

Example Sentences

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All in all, it was a perfect day for wildflowers in the cool desert in wintertime.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

Something that understood the rhythm of a slow morning, thick socks, a fogged-up kitchen, the whole mood of wintertime cocooning.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

According to their new study, this wintertime release of CO2 has been underestimated by as much as 40%.

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2025

"So if we have warm ocean waters… they can then bring a lot of moisture onto the land, which then falls out as rain, or in the wintertime can precipitate out as snow."

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

In the wintertime, when the East River freezes, the views are staggering.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

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