wintertime
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of wintertime
1350–1400; Middle English; replacing Middle English wintertide wintertide
Example Sentences
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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
Some will double their weight to prepare for wintertime hibernation, often scavenging for calories for up to 20 hours per day.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 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
"I thought the carrousel was closed in the wintertime," old Phoebe said.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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