hibernate
verb (used without object)
to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals.
had hibernated
-
past perfectof hibernate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
These cocoons had hibernated twice, as has been the case with other Indian species.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 by Various
The marmots, which had hibernated in the cellar below, had just, as he expressed it, 'thawed.'
From Famous Men of Science by Sarah K. Bolton
His companions were Sir Ralph Masaroon, Colonel Dangerfield, an old Malignant, who had hibernated during the Protectorate, and had never left his own country, and Lady Lucretia Topham, a visiting acquaintance of Hyacinth's.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Not one of the numerous caves and hollows about them contained an occupant and Robert wondered if their presence would frighten away the wild animals, so many of which had hibernated there so often.
From The Masters of the Peaks A Story of the Great North Woods by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
A bear that had hibernated there, fleeing from the rain sought his own den, but he was driven away by the man smell.
From The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
