wintertime

[win-ter-tahym]

noun

1. the season of winter.

wintertime

/ ˈwɪntəˌtaɪm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wintertime¹

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

Example Sentences

Some will double their weight to prepare for wintertime hibernation, often scavenging for calories for up to 20 hours per day.

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This roasting kit helps revive one of wintertime’s coziest pleasures.

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

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"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."

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That is about 13% of all of Corpus Christi’s water demand in wintertime, according to Drew Molly, who recently resigned as chief operating officer of the city’s water utility.

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Related Words

• chill 
• snow