winter-kill

verb

To kill by the effects of wintery conditions

“The lasting frost winter-killed more critters then all predation”

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Meanings

verbwinter-kill (third-person singular simple present winter-kills, present participle winter-killing, simple past and past participle winter-killed)

present singular third person winter-kills · participle present winter-killing · participle past winter-killed · past winter-killed

  1. transitiveTo kill by the effects of wintery conditions

    The lasting frost winter-killed more critters then all predation

  2. intransitiveTo die from the lethal effects of wintery conditions
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winter-kill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winter-kill.

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