Hibernating

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hibernate \Hi"ber*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hibernated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Hibernating}.] [L. hibernare, hibernatum, fr.
     hibernus wintry. See {Hibernal}.]
     To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in
     a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles,
     and insects.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the
           year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain.
                                                    --Southey.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  hibernating \hibernating\ adj.
     in a state of suspended animation; -- of animals that sleep
     most of the winter. [prenominal]
  
     Syn: dormant, torpid.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hibernating
       adj : in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation;
             "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"
             [syn: {dormant}, {hibernating(a)}, {torpid}]