wintering

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noun

The act of staying at a place throughout the winter.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of winter
nounwintering (plural winterings)

plural winterings

  1. The act of staying at a place throughout the winter.

    Other winterings followed in 1795 and on four occasions in the 1820s, but one in 1834–1835 ended with the death of all members of a seven-man party.

    2003, William J. Mills, Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia

Translations

Catalan hivernada
  • hivernadathe act of staying at a place throughout the winter
French hivernage
  • hivernagethe act of staying at a place throughout the winter
Russian зимо́вка, зимо́вье
  • зимо́вка (zimóvka)the act of staying at a place throughout the winter
  • зимо́вье (zimóvʹje)the act of staying at a place throughout the winter
Spanish invernada
  • invernadathe act of staying at a place throughout the winter

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

interwing
Cite this entry
APA

wintering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wintering

MLA

“wintering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wintering. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wintering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wintering.

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