- present participle of hibernate.
hibernating
Example Sentences
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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
Finally, the researchers wanted to understand the changes that occur at the protein level during the different hibernating phases.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024
Another favorite described how he inadvertently bedded down beside five hibernating bears in a Canadian cave.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
