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UK
/hˈaɪbənˌeɪt/
]
[ US /ˈhaɪbɝˌneɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈhaɪbɝˌneɪt/ ]
VERB
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sleep during winter
Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves - be in an inactive or dormant state
How To Use hibernate In A Sentence
- You should hibernate before I contact with you.
- Salut, marmotte = Hello, marmot a marmot is a furry rodent thathibernates Books
- Ever hibernate a box turtle in an area where there is ANY chance of flooding. They can and do drown!
- The cold winter months might seem like a good time to crawl under the covers and hibernate, especially in these uncertain times.
- Hedgehogs are active only at night, and some species hibernate in the winter.
- Bats spend the summer living in trees and buildings, and retreat to caves and potholes in winter, to hibernate.
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- Furthermore, it cannot migrate or hibernate during winter, as is thought possible for some polar dinosaurs and turtles.