hibernating

Definition of Hibernating in English :

1. dormant, hibernating, torpid

in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Example Sentences:
'dormant buds'
'a hibernating bear'
'torpid frogs'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hibernating

verb (intransitive)

1.

(of some mammals, reptiles, and amphibians) to pass the winter in a dormant condition with metabolism greatly slowed down

Compare aestivate

2.

to cease from activity

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈhiberˌnated or ˈhiberˌnating

to spend the winter in a dormant state

intr.v. hi·ber·nat·ed, hi·ber·nat·ing, hi·ber·nates

1. To be in a dormant or torpid state during a cold period, especially during the winter.

2. To be in an inactive or dormant state or period: "In Lawrenceville people hibernated and life passed them by" (Jacqueline Susann).