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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