lie torpid
Example Sentences
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In winter they lie torpid, and in spring deposit their eggs about two inches beneath the earth's surface.
From Charley's Museum A Story for Young People by Unknown
Do they change into anything, lie torpid, and then change again into something else, with wings?
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
In temperate climes lizards lie torpid and buried all winter; some species of the tropic deserts sleep peacefully all summer.
From The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English by Egerton Castle
It is also undoubtedly true that they creep into holes wherever they can find one, and that in these holes they lie torpid for a considerable period.
From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Grant Allen
Professor Smawl ate heavily and retired to her tent to lie torpid until evening.
From In Search of the Unknown by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
