wintered
Survived the frost
Wintered is the past tense of winter, meaning to spend the winter season somewhere: The birds wintered in Mexico.
It often implies seasonal migration or temporary residence during cold months: They wintered in Florida and summered in Maine.
For animals, wintering may involve hibernation or shelter-seeking; for plants, it means surviving winter conditions.
Prolonged winter dormancy
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
sleep · inactivity · rest · burrow · den · insulate · fallow · lifeless
Bore without yielding
- perseveredContinued despite difficulty
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- shelterProtected place or structure
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
stockpile · firewood · hardship · resilience · fodder · stores · rations · hunkered
Advanced in years
- maturedDeveloped over time
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- temperedStrengthened through heat treatment
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
experienced · veteran · toughened · conditioned · mellowed · developed · refined · tested
hibernation
Prolonged winter dormancy
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- dormancySuspended biological activity
overwinter · sleep · inactivity · rest · burrow · den · insulate · fallow · lifeless · barren
endured
Bore without yielding
- perseveredContinued despite difficulty
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- shelterProtected place or structure
provisions · stockpile · firewood · hardship · resilience · fodder · stores · rations · hunkered · subsisted
aged
Advanced in years
hardened · experienced · veteran · toughened · conditioned · mellowed · developed · refined · tested · proved
frost
Thin ice coating
snowflake · blizzard · sleet · icy · frigid · arctic · polar · chill · frostbite · shiver
snowbirds
Cold-weather climate refugees
retreated · sojourned · summered · resided · lodged · encamped · migrated · seasonal
- winter coatInsulated cold-season outerwear
- winter sportsAthletic pursuits in cold
- winter breakSchool pause in December
- winter bootsInsulated seasonal footwear
- winter weatherSeasonal cold and precipitation
- winter wonderlandPicturesque snowy scene
winter, wintertime, winters, wintering, winterish, winterized, winterizes, winterless, winterization