- 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
The Sleeping Giant of a football program has been hibernating for so long that no one can be certain it’s still hibernating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
"I along with students and colleagues have been monitoring a winter hibernating colony of tricolored bats in an abandoned tunnel in upstate South Carolina since the winter of 2013-14," Loeb said.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024
Cook: This spicy, smoky chili is perfect after a long day skiing — or hibernating.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
As the work intensified, something that had been hibernating in her mind awakened, and once roused it would not go away.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
