Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

winter-kill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
win-ter-kill
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To kill by the effects of wintery conditions

Transitive verb

verb

To die from the lethal effects of wintery conditions

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

winter-kills (present, singular) winter-killing (participle, present) winter-killed (participle, past) winter-killed (past)

Derived Forms

winterkill

Phrases

winter-killed

Questions

What does winter-kill mean?
To kill by the effects of wintery conditions

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