hibernating

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The Sleeping Giant of a football program has been hibernating for so long that no one can be certain it’s still hibernating.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

"I along with students and colleagues have been monitoring a winter hibernating colony of tricolored bats in an abandoned tunnel in upstate South Carolina since the winter of 2013-14," Loeb said.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2024

Cook: This spicy, smoky chili is perfect after a long day skiing — or hibernating.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Unlike hibernating rodents who are almost comatose, bears do move around occasionally during this dormant period.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

I remember what Chicho taught me about perspective and all of a sudden the winter seems beautiful to me, a time of hibernation and waiting, just like I’ve been hibernating and waiting.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar