overwintering

== English == === Verb === overwintering present participle and gerund of overwinter === Noun === overwintering (countable and uncountable, plural overwinterings) The action of overwintering. (medicine) The survival of an infectious agent or its vector through the winter, during which time it does not infect a host. ==== Derived terms ==== overwintering fire === References === “overwintering”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Dutch == === Etymology === From overwinteren +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌoː.vərˈʋɪn.tə.rɪŋ/ Hyphenation: over‧win‧te‧ring === Noun === overwintering f (plural overwinteringen, no diminutive) the act or instance of spending the winter, overwintering