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winter-killing

winter-killing is the present participle and gerund of winter-kill.

Meaning of winter-kill

Verb

winter-kill (third-person singular simple present winter-kills, present participle winter-killing, simple past and past participle winter-killed)

  1. (transitive) To kill by the effects of wintery conditions
    • The lasting frost winter-killed more critters then all predation
  2. (intransitive) To die from the lethal effects of wintery conditions

Questions about winter-killing

What is winter-killing the present participle and gerund of?
Winter-killing is the present participle and gerund of winter-kill.

Words near winter-killing in the dictionary

  1. winter-feed
  2. winter-hained
  3. winter-hardy
  4. winter-kill
  5. winter-killed
  6. winter-killing
  7. winter-kills
  8. winter-over syndrome
  9. winter-over syndromes
  10. winter-proof
  11. winter-proud

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