summer and winter

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

1. (transitive, idiomatic) To spend extended periods of time with; to test.
   • 2004 January 25, “Once again, primary proves its worth”, in Concord Monitor:

     An even more important reason for the primary is that by "summering and wintering" these candidates, New Hampshire people, as representatives of the nation ....

2. (intransitive, idiomatic) To endure.