Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overwinter

/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɪn.tɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: over-win-ter
IPA: /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɪn.tɚ/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To keep or preserve for the winter.

Transitive verb

verb

To spend the winter (in a particular place).

Intransitive verb

adj

Occurring over the winter season.

adv

During the winter.

Example Sentences

"It is best to overwinter tender plants indoors."
"Well, if you're fortunate, you'll be able to overwinter your bees and keep them alive during the winter months."
"We overwinter our blueberry bushes in an unheated greenhouse, but when re-tubbed this year they will be too big to move. What are their chances of surviving winter outside?"
"Insects may overwinter in fallen fruit if it is not removed."
"Fish only overwinter in streams having a sufficient source of groundwater."
"Different insects also differ in the way in which they overwinter. Most insects overwinter as eggs or pupae, but others overwinter as larvae or nymphs, whilst quite a few hibernate in the adult phase."

Etymology

From over- + winter. Compare Dutch overwinteren, German überwintern.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɪn.tɚ/
British English: /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɪn.tə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

overwinters (present, singular) overwintering (participle, present) overwintered (participle, past) overwintered (past)

Derived Forms

overwinterer

Frequently Paired Words

snowbird oversummer

Synonyms

winter

Rhymes With

winter printer splinter sprinter midwinter reenter minter wynter ginter kinter quinter

Questions

How do you pronounce overwinter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɪn.tɚ/.
What does overwinter mean?: To keep or preserve for the winter.
Where does overwinter come from?: From over- + winter. Compare Dutch overwinteren, German überwintern.

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