hibernating Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb sleep during winter
    hole up; hibernate.
    • Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves
  2. verb be in an inactive or dormant state
    hibernate.
  3. adjective satellite in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
    dormant; torpid.
    • dormant buds
    • a hibernating bear
    • torpid frogs

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