overwintering

English

Verb

overwintering

1. present participle of overwinter

Noun

overwintering (countable and uncountable, plural overwinterings)

1. The action of overwintering
2. (medicine) The survival of an infectious agent or its vector through the winter, during which time it does not infect a host

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Dutch

Etymology

From overwinteren +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoː.vərˈʋɪn.tə.rɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: over‧win‧te‧ring

Noun

overwintering f (plural overwinteringen)

1. The act or instance of spending the winter, overwintering.