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Adjective: hibernating
  1. In a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
    "a hibernating bear"
    - dormant, torpid
Verb: hibernate  'hibur`neyt
  1. Sleep during winter
    "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"
    - hole up
     
  2. Be in an inactive or dormant state

See also: asleep, hibernation

Type of: catch some Z's, kip [Brit], log Z's, rest, sleep, slumber

Antonym: estivate

Encyclopedia: Hibernate

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