Hibernating — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sleep during winter

be in an inactive or dormant state

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌɑːməpˌoʊlˈæɹᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪbənˌeɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪbənˌeɪtɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /hˌɑːməpˌoʊlˈæɹᵻɾi/.

Examples

Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves
dormant buds
a hibernating bear

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hole up torpid hibernate dormant

Antonyms

estivate aestivate

Parts of Speech

verb	sleep during winter “Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves”
verb	be in an inactive or dormant state
adjective	in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation “dormant buds”

Word Forms

hibernation	noun	cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
dormancy	noun	a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
torpidness	noun	inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
torpidity	noun	inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Winterschlaf

im Winter schlafen

🇫🇷French

hiberner

dormir pendant l'hiver

🇪🇸Spanish

hibernando

dormir durante el invierno

🇮🇹Italian

ibernato

dormire durante l'inverno

🇳🇱Dutch

in winterslaap

slapen tijdens de winter

🇵🇹Portuguese

hibernando

dormir durante o inverno

🇷🇺Russian

спящий

спать зимой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुप्तावस्था

सर्दियों के दौरान सोएं

🇧🇩Bengali

হাইবারনেটিং

শীতকালে ঘুম

🇮🇳Tamil

உறக்கநிலை

குளிர்காலத்தில் தூக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిద్రాణస్థితి

శీతాకాలంలో నిద్ర

🇮🇳Marathi

हायबरनेटिंग

हिवाळ्यात झोप

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાઇબરનેટિંગ

શિયાળા દરમિયાન સૂવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೈಬರ್ನೇಟಿಂಗ್

ಚಳಿಗಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿದ್ರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹൈബർനേറ്റിംഗ്

ശൈത്യകാലത്ത് ഉറങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਈਬਰਨੇਟਿੰਗ

ਸਰਦੀ ਦੇ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਸੌਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہائبرنیٹنگ

موسم سرما کے دوران سونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冬眠

冬天睡觉

🇯🇵Japanese

冬眠中

冬の間は寝る

🇰🇷Korean

동면하는

겨울에 자다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngủ đông

ngủ trong mùa đông

🇹🇭Thai

จำศีล

นอนหลับในช่วงฤดูหนาว

🇮🇩Indonesian

berhibernasi

tidur selama musim dingin

🇵🇭Filipino

hibernate

matulog sa panahon ng taglamig

🇲🇾Malay

berhibernasi

tidur semasa musim sejuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السبات

النوم خلال فصل الشتاء

🇮🇷Persian

خواب زمستانی

در زمستان بخوابید

🇹🇷Turkish

kış uykusuna yatan

kış aylarında uyumak

🇮🇱Hebrew

במצב שינה

לישון במהלך החורף

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The primary meaning of 'hibernating' is 'sleep during winter'.

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