estivated

verb

variants or aestivated
past tense of estivate
as in kicked back

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estivated
  1. kicked back
  2. hibernated
  3. dozed
  4. idled
  5. bummed
  6. lazed
  7. droned
  8. dawdled
Verb
  • When something’s off (like a misplaced comma or wrong code), the claim gets kicked back, and either the patient or the doctor eats the cost.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 July 2026
  • My mom kicked back in comfort with a good book.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
Definition of kicked back
Verb
  • New Horizons has hibernated more than 20 times since 2007, sometimes for days or even months, according to NASA.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The five bears established dens, hibernated through the winter and emerged in the spring, the release said.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of hibernated
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
Definition of dozed
Verb
  • Bercich said the day the Metrodome roof caved in, Ryan’s car idled on the side of the road, unable to handle the onslaught of snow.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The show’s characters idled away their time watching programs like Years of Our Days to Live.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Definition of idled
Verb
  • I'mPhaedra Trethan, bummed out to hear one of my favorite baseball announcers has been let go in a round of ESPN layoffs.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of bummed
Verb
  • The pigs that would soon enough become lunch lazed in the compost-pile mud in front of a five-star-hotel-worthy view of the Cretan Sea.
    — Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
  • Further on, sandy-colored cows lazed in the mid-morning sun.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Definition of lazed
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
Definition of droned
Verb
  • But, lucky for anyone who dawdled, many of the deals are still active.
    — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2026
  • Flight attendants turned into drill sergeants, barking at passengers who flouted mask rules or dawdled too long eating that snack with the mask off.
    — Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Definition of dawdled
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“Estivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estivated. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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