Hibernating

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  • adjective. in a state of suspended animation; -- of animals that sleep most of the winter.
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  • verb. Present participle of hibernate.
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  • adjective. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  • Word Usage
    "I love to nest in the winter … like a bear hibernating from the snow."
    Equivalent
    asleep  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    1st  chiefs'  crews'  mages'  marines'  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dormant  torpid  
    verb-stem
    hibernate