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hibernating

A form of hibernate — To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.

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dormant torpid asleep

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Meanings

verb

gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hibernate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivein a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Similar

dormant torpid asleep

Also see

abeyant asleep cessant dormant dull idle inactive inert languid latent lethargic passive quiescent quiet sedent torpid unbusy unemployed unoccupied

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

hibernating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hibernating

MLA

“hibernating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hibernating. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hibernating,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hibernating.

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