How to Pronounce "dead of winter"
expression
DED-uhv-WIN-ter
DED-ov-WIN-tuh
Definition
The coldest and darkest part of winter, when winter is at its most extreme point.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈdɛd/ /ˈəv/ /ˈwɪntɝ
British English
dˈɛd/ /ˈɒv/ /wˈɪntɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
DED-uhv-WIN-ter
UK
DED-ov-WIN-tuh
Listen in Context
We had to walk to school in the dead of winter.
It gets very quiet outside in the dead of winter.
The lake froze solid in the dead of winter.
She moved to Canada, arriving right in the dead of winter.