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wintertime

[ win-ter-tahym ]

/ ˈwɪn tərˌtaɪm /

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noun

the season of winter.

Origin of wintertime

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

Words nearby wintertime

winters, winterset, wintersweet, winterthur, wintertide, wintertime, winterweight, wintery, winthrop, winthrop, john, wintle

Example sentences from the Web for wintertime

Beat the Blahs What causes this wintertime down-in-the-dumps attitude?

9 Ways to Cope With Seasonal Affective Disorder |DailyBurn |December 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And in Copenhagen, BIG Architects are building a new incinerator that also doubles as a wintertime ski slope.

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There are also three meditation classes to lead weekly, and lots of snow to shovel in the wintertime.

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Wintertime, I wore a balmoral petticoat, osnaburg drawers, and er-r-r.

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In the wintertime several sorts of wildfowl resort hither, affording plenty of game to the inhabitants of Laguna.

A Voyage to New Holland |William Dampier
The sea was strong; now in the wintertime the surging of the billows against the cliffs was continually in his ear.

Pelle the Conqueror, Complete |Martin Anderson Nexo
De Monts thought Tadoussac and Quebec too cold in wintertime, and preferred the sunnier east coast regions.

Pioneers in Canada |Sir Harry Johnston
Wintertime had flown, and over all the country, springtime had blossomed.

The Forged Note |Oscar Micheaux

British Dictionary definitions for wintertime

wintertime

/ (ˈwɪntəˌtaɪm) /

noun

the winter season Also (archaic): wintertide