wintering

/wˈɪntɚɹɪŋ/ noun

The act of staying at a place throughout the winter.

Word Origin Winter comes from a Proto-Germanic word meaning 'the wet season' — because winter is cold and damp. Wintering means spending the winter somewhere, like birds migrating. The root also gives us wintry, wintery, and winterize.

noun The act of staying at a place throughout the winter. countable

Their wintering in the cabin was peaceful and secluded.

(名词) 越冬;过冬

他们在小木屋里的越冬生活宁静而僻静。

(sustantivo) invernada; invernaje; estancia invernal [El acto de permanecer en un lugar durante todo el invierno.]

Su invernada en la cabaña fue tranquila y apartada.

(nom) hivernage; hivernation [Action de séjourner dans un endroit durant toute la saison hivernale.]

Leur hivernage dans la cabane fut paisible et retiré.

(Substantiv) Überwinterung [Der Vorgang, den Winter über an einem bestimmten Ort zu bleiben, oft zur Überwinterung oder zum Schutz vor Kälte.]

Ihr **wintering** in der Hütte war friedlich und abgeschieden.

(名詞) 越冬、冬を過ごすこと

彼らの山小屋での冬越しは静かで人里離れたものだった。

(substantivo) invernada; passagem do inverno [O ato de permanecer em um lugar durante todo o inverno.]

A estadia deles na cabana durante o inverno foi tranquila e isolada.

verb present participle and gerund of winter

The birds are wintering in the southern regions.

(动词) 过冬中;越冬中

这些鸟儿正在南方地区过冬。

(verbo) pasando el invierno; invernando [gerundio de winter (pasar el invierno)]

Las aves están pasando el invierno en las regiones del sur.

(verbe) hivernant; passant l'hiver [Participe présent et gérondif du verbe « to winter », signifiant passer la saison hivernale dans un lieu donné.]

Les oiseaux passent l'hiver dans les régions du sud.

(Verb) überwintern [Partizip Präsens und Gerundium des Verbs **winter** („den Winter an einem bestimmten Ort verbringen, besonders von Tieren oder Pflanzen“).]

Die Vögel sind dabei, in den südlichen Regionen zu **wintering**.

(動詞) 「越冬する」または「冬を過ごす」の現在分詞および動名詞

鳥たちは南の地域で冬を過ごしている。

(verbo) invernando; passando o inverno [Gerúndio e particípio presente de invernar.]

Os pássaros estão invernando nas regiões do sul.

Word parts: winter + ing

Common collocations

be verb in prep of prep population subst ground subst bird subst to prep for prep flock subst some adj on prep wildfowl subst

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