'Hibernating' definitions:

Definition of 'hibernating'

(from WordNet)
adjective
In a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs" [syn: dormant, hibernating(a), torpid]

Definition of 'Hibernating'

From: 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]

Definition of 'hibernating'

From: 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]

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