American English

How to pronounce summering

noun · verbA1Very common word
SUHmerihng

/ˈsə.mɚ.ɪŋ/

3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

Related entry: summer

The season between spring and fall, when the weather is usually hottest.

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Meanings & examples

noun

The season between spring and fall, when the weather is usually hottest.

We visit our grandparents every summer.

The summer of 2024 was very hot.

Common phrases & grammar

summer vacation · summer break · summer camp · summer weather

in the summer

the summer of + year

verbless common

To spend the warm season in a particular place or in a particular way.

They summer in Florida.

She summered with her family in Maine.

Common phrases & grammar

summer in Maine · summer abroad

summer in + place

summer with + person

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