hibernate
verb (used without object)
to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals.
is hibernating
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present progressiveof hibernate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In fall, winter and spring, when the bat population is hibernating, most of the caves are usually open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
To keep things interesting, while Perri is hibernating, there is a full-on fantasy dream sequence featuring flying squirrels and rabbits frolicking in the snow.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2020
Inside a utilitarian industrial unit in Cramlington, Northumberland, a fleet of ice cream vans is hibernating for the winter.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2012
No. Right after the split, Aniston moved into an L.A.-area hotel where she is "hibernating," says a close source.
From Time Magazine Archive
I forget what it was his wife did that got on his nerves, but anyway he too is hibernating in Sioux Falls clay.
From Letters of a Dakota Divorcee by Jane Burr
