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- pronunciation:
- haI
b
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neIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
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verb |
| inflections: |
hibernates, hibernating, hibernated |
| definition: |
to sleep through the winter in a den or burrow to save energy. Bears, snakes, and certain other animals hibernate.
When the bear hibernates, does he wake up hungry?- similar words:
- sleep
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| derivations: |
hibernation (n.), hibernator (n.) |
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