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Winter, the very sound of it is like frigid air blowing across a frozen lake. It's such a beautiful season, but so intense. And sometimes it feels as if it will last forever...we know it won't though... Here are a few more wintery words to warm us up to the thought of spring, and to keep us believing that Winter is nearly over. SHURL  when all the snow slides off a roof after it begins to thaw, that’s a shurl. Even the sound of it rushing off of your tongue sounds like the snow falling off of the roof. Brumous:   those grey skies and winter days filled with heavy clouds are brumous. Niveous resembling snow MOBLE    When you  moble you're wrapping up your head with a hood, think layering up to keep warm. And a word that will fill those of us with snowbound hearts with joy... Sareureuk a Korean word that describes the sound of snowflakes slowly melting in the warmer days or the sunshine. Looking forward to Spring... Jen @ Rur...

It's just past mid-winter That heavy bleak "it's never going to end" feeling centred deep in your heart weighs down your very being....but there is hope. We may be thinking longingly of spring, wondering when that's going to happen while temperatures drop, winds rage and the snow blows. The white stuff building up even higher in the garden, but some wonderful winter words should help us get through this dark and gloomy season. So let's explore a few winter words to push those last days of the cold and dark well behind us. All things relating to winter could be referred to as: 1. Hiemal As in, it was a hiemal season the driveway needed to be plowed....again...... Or it feels very hiemal out there, so maybe I won't bother plowing but just sit here sipping my hot cocoa. I might even post it on Instagram, a steaming cup, snow covered windows all artistically arranged. 2. Subnivean  Situated or under the snow.... Let's use thi...