Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dead of winter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: dead- of win-ter
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The middle of the winter, characterized by being particularly cold.

Example Sentences

"‘A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, The very dead of winter.’"
"Eleanor chronicled both her solo journey from Beijing via the Trans-Siberian Railroad to Novosibirsk and Semipalatinsk and then via sled in the dead of winter to Chuguchak and the couple's subsequent travels in Turkestan Reunion. Their odyssey together across Xinjiang provided the framework for Lattimore's much broader cultural and historical observations in High Tartary."

Questions

What does dead of winter mean?: The middle of the winter, characterized by being particularly cold.

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