Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective prenominal in a state of suspended animation; -- of animals that sleep most of the winter.
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- verb Present participle of
hibernate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
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Examples
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I love to nest in the winter … like a bear hibernating from the snow.
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With the beginning of the winter season, it is time for Darrell and I to begin hibernating, except for necessary trips out.
Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2008 » November 2008
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And more importantly: is there a cure for this, other than actually, you know, hibernating, which is not option because 24 hours/day minus 7 hours sleeping = 17 hours, during which I'm still on duty.
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And more importantly: is there a cure for this, other than actually, you know, hibernating, which is not option because 24 hours/day minus 7 hours sleeping = 17 hours, during which I'm still on duty.
Archive 2009-02-22 2009
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Other animals, called hibernating, sleep for months with no other food than their fat, but this, again, can hardly be called hypnotism.
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If he wants to sleep around so much he could reclassified as a hibernating bear, big deal.
The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories 2010
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Also, I see something fundamentally broken in the idea of hibernating by saving the contents of ram to the swap partition - what if that swap partition is full?
LinuxQuestions.org 2009
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You may have noticed that my blog is "hibernating" until I can resolve a few personal and schedule issues.
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Mr. Nardelli insisted Chrysler is not "hibernating," despite idling plants and battling to conserve cash, though conceded the 2009 product lineup was "a concern".
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And more importantly: is there a cure for this, other than actually, you know, hibernating, which is not option because 24 hours/day minus 7 hours sleeping = 17 hours, during which I’m still on duty.
And On The Seven-Hundredth Day, She Rested | Her Bad Mother 2009
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