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How to pronounce “winter”

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Pronunciation guide for winter

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of winter with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: David AllemannCHRISTINE ANTLANGER-WINTER: Welcome, and thank you
Definition summary: Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.

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David Allemann

CHRISTINE ANTLANGER-WINTER: Welcome, and thank you

[Noun]
Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.
(figuratively, poetic) The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
(countable, fashion) Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
(obsolete) An appliance to be fixed on the front of a grate, to keep a kettle warm, etc.
(India, archaic) The rainy season.
[Verb]
(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).
(transitive) To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.