summering and wintering

Verb

summer and winter (third-person singular simple present summers and winters, present participle summering and wintering, simple past and past participle summered and wintered)

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To spend extended periods of time with; to test.
   • An even more important reason for the primary is that by "summering and wintering" these candidates, New Hampshire people, as representatives of the nation ....2004 January 25, “Once again, primary proves its worth”, in Concord Monitor
2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To endure.