The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HIBERNATING
dormant, hibernating, torpid
(adjective) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; “dormant buds”; “a hibernating bear”; “torpid frogs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
hibernating
present participle of hibernate
Anagrams
• breathing in, inbreathing
Source: Wiktionary
HIBERNATE
Hi"ber*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hibernated; p. pr. & vb. n. Hibernating.] Etym: [L. hibernare, hibernatum, fr. hibernu wintry. See Hibernal.]
Definition: To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain. Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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