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hibernate
[ hahy-ber-neyt ]
verb (used without object)
- Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate ( def 2 ).
- to withdraw or be in seclusion; retire.
- to winter in a place with a milder climate:
Each winter finds us hibernating in Florida.
hibernate
/ ˈɪəˌԱɪ /
verb
- (of some mammals, reptiles, and amphibians) to pass the winter in a dormant condition with metabolism greatly slowed down Compare aestivate
- to cease from activity
Derived Forms
- ˈˌԲٴǰ, noun
- ˌˈԲپDz, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ··Բ·پDz [hahy-ber-, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ··Բ·ٴǰ noun
- post···Բ·پDz adjective
- sem·i···Բ·پDz noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hibernate1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hibernate1
Example Sentences
My default seems to be crawling into myself and hibernating with warm, soft-baked Pillsbury chocolate chip cookies with a glass of oat milk.
Over winter, adult ticks do not hibernate and instead shelter from low temperatures in long vegetation.
These field exposure estimates informed subsequent studies on the impact of such exposure on hibernating bumble bee queens and the hoary squash bee, a solitary ground-nesting species.
The fungus invades the skin tissue of hibernating bats and causes them to wake too often or too early during winter, depleting their precious fat stores when there’s scant food.
Yellow-bellied marmots hibernate for most of the year, but they become active between April and September.
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