estivated

variants or aestivated
Definition of estivatednext
past tense of estivate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for estivated
Verb
  • Wash the Floor the Right Way Porch floors collect fine dust that gets kicked back into the air every time someone walks across them.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Wash the Floor the Right Way Porch floors collect fine dust that gets kicked back into the air if you only dry sweep.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The toothless man nodded, and the fat woman dozed.
    Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The show’s characters idled away their time watching programs like Years of Our Days to Live.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • In fact, Airbus was collecting orders and making deliveries while Boeing idled due to the bans and delays imposed by the CAAC.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Officer Rory lets Greg go, but the combination of the walk and thinking about his daughter’s predicament has bummed him out.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Rittenhouse admits to initially being bummed out to not be the murderer, only to quickly come around to preferring this outcome.
    Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Further on, sandy-colored cows lazed in the mid-morning sun.
    Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Helicopters roar overhead, reminding me that last week people were worried the Oscars were going to get droned.
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Temperatures rose above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, air conditioners droned, and power cuts followed.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Estivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estivated. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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