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How to pronounce overwinter in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms winter
Type of pass, spend


Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island.

Examples of overwinter

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The babies will overwinter and mature next year and start the process over again.
From the sfgate.com
Leaf spot can overwinter in decaying plant material, so keep the garden clean.
From the chron.com
Codling moths and other destructive bugs can overwinter in the debris under trees.
From the sacbee.com
In Asia, the aphids overwinter as eggs on buckthorn plants, according to Hogg.
From the sciencedaily.com
The causal organism, Pseudoperonospora cubensis does not overwinter in our climate.
From the post-gazette.com
Spinach can be sown now to overwinter and give an early crop in April of next year.
From the independent.co.uk
The larvae overwinter on trees or in debris under trees, then attack growing fruit.
From the sacbee.com
The butterflies overwinter in Mexico and by the spring begin migrating north.
From the sciencedaily.com
They overwinter best in temperatures from 60 to 70 degrees with infrequent watering.
From the dailyherald.com
More examples
  • Winter: spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island"
  • Overwintering is the process by which some organisms pass through or wait out the winter season, or pass through that period of the year when "winter" conditions (cold or sub-zero temperatures, ice, snow, limited food supplies) make normal activity or even survival difficult or near impossible...
  • Overwintering (also called hibernation) is a condition in which an animal is dormant for period of time. Some butterflies and moths overwinter during cold weather.
  • (Over-wintering) Sheep from upland areas of Britain are regularly sent for the winter to lowland areas where feed is more available and the weather less harsh. They return to the uplands before lambing in the spring. ...
  • (Overwintering) is when inside shelter is sought by stink bugs for their dormancy phase over the cold winter months.
  • (Overwintering) the phenomenon of SPB larvae remaining in the tree through the winter months.
  • (over-wintering) the process of survival during the winter months, during which the bee lives on stores collected during the spring and summer. Bees do not hibernate but actively maintain colony temperatures by clustering.
  • When an animal survives the Winter and lives until the following Spring. Many insects die when the weather gets cold, but some overwinter.
  • To survive over the winter period.