Hibernating

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of hibernate form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation wordnet

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asleepbetween the linescovertcrypticdormantesoteric

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"Animals that hibernate in the winter also suffer from warming temperatures. Marmots, chipmunks, and bears are waking up as much as a month early. Some are not hibernating at all."

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