midwinter
noun
mid·win·ter
ˈmid-ˈwin-tər 
-ˌwin-
1
: the winter solstice
2
: the middle of winter
midwinter
adjective
Examples of midwinter in a Sentence
the heavy snows and frigid temperatures of midwinter
Recent Examples on the Web
With much of Europe locked in a particularly bleak midwinter, the balmier days of the continent’s collector-car season seem a very long way off.
—
Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
On this weekend last year, Arsenal had just returned to the UK from a midwinter training break in Dubai.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Miami started the week with warm and sunny conditions that feel more like spring than midwinter.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
To see the sun so diminished, so pale and sickly in the midwinter sky, was unnerving.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for midwinter 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
On this weekend last year, Arsenal had just returned to the UK from a midwinter training break in Dubai.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Miami started the week with warm and sunny conditions that feel more like spring than midwinter.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
To see the sun so diminished, so pale and sickly in the midwinter sky, was unnerving.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for midwinter
Dictionary Entries Near midwinter
Cite this Entry
“Midwinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midwinter. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
midwinter
noun
mid·win·ter
ˈmid-ˈwint-ər
1
: the middle of winter
2
: the winter solstice
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share