- present participle of hibernate.
hibernating
Example Sentences
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Much like a bear hibernating through difficult conditions, these cells can remain inactive until the environment becomes more favorable.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
As hibernating animals, marmots put on weight before winter.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
My default seems to be crawling into myself and hibernating with warm, soft-baked Pillsbury chocolate chip cookies with a glass of oat milk.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2025
The fungus invades the skin tissue of hibernating bats and causes them to wake too often or too early during winter, depleting their precious fat stores when there’s scant food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
I remember what Chicho taught me about perspective and all of a sudden the winter seems beautiful to me, a time of hibernation and waiting, just like I’ve been hibernating and waiting.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
