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HIBERNATING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

In a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Example:

torpid frogs

Synonyms:

dormant; hibernating; torpid

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

asleep (in a state of sleep)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

 II. (verb) 

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-ing form of the verb hibernate

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