dog days
plural nounDefinition of dog days
1
: the period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere
2
: a period of stagnation or inactivity
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After dropping a debut EP last November, Elax is back on Solomun’s Diynamic imprint with a new two-tracker, Bescio, on which the titular A-side sounds the way dog days of summer feel. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "First Spin: The Week's Best New Dance Tracks From Elax, Skream & More," 30 Aug. 2019 Luckily, there’s a wide variety of excellent novels and nonfiction options to add to your reading list for the final dog days of summer. — Locke Hughes, NBC News, "20 end-of-summer beach reads for 2019," 30 Aug. 2019 Knock yourself out, by all means, but remember to hydrate in these draining dog days of summer—even if a bottle of water costs about as much as a tennis racket. — Horacio Silva, Town & Country, "The 2019 U.S. Open: A Quick Guide to Everything You Need to Know," 27 Aug. 2019 Ready or Not brings a welcome bit of sharp-edged sparkle to these dog days of summer. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Review: Pitch-perfect Ready or Not is a sharp and witty blood-soaked delight," 21 Aug. 2019 This week, readers wanted bright and light flavors to combat the dog days of summer. — Kari Sonde, Washington Post, "These are the 5 recipes our readers loved most this week," 2 Aug. 2019 Edelman and Harry are the only apparent locks to make the final 53, so the competition in this group figures to be the most heated and entertaining all the way through the dog days of August. — Dan Shulman, BostonGlobe.com, "Football season is back. Here’s a guide to Patriots training camp," 17 July 2019 So, when the dogs days of summer come, cook meals outdoors on the grill, use a microwave or crock pot, or even a toaster oven, which produces much less heat—and uses less electricity—than a full-size oven. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "How To Cool Down a Room (Without Blasting A/C)," 7 June 2019 The dog days of summer may be coming to an end, but for many students headed to college, there will be plenty of pups to pet in the coming weeks. — Mckenzie Schwark, Teen Vogue, "Therapy Animals Are on Some College Campuses for Back-to-School Season," 29 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dog days.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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