Synonyms of hibernate

hibernate

verb

as in to sleep

to be in an inactive state

bears hibernating in their dens

Related Words

• sleep
• chill
• rest
• play
• lounge
• doze
• idle
• relax
• lazy
• estivate
• laze
• linger
• bum
• kick back
• muck
• veg out
• hang (around or out)
• goof (off)
• hack (around)
• loll
• dawdle
• mess
• drone
• hang about
• monkey
• loaf
• piddle
• fool
• poke
• fiddle (around)
• potter (around)
• loiter
• dillydally
• putter (around)
• trifle
• lag
• kick around
• footle
• dally
• tarry
• malinger
• furlough
• goldbrick
• truant

Dissimilar Words

• work
• slave
• plug
• plow
• labor
• toil
• sweat
• grind
• hustle
• apply
• grub
• plod
• buckle (down)
• hump
• travail
• peg
• exert
• put out
• drudge
• moil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hibernate

As the creatures head out in search of food and are no longer hibernating, the organization issued a warning following recent attacks. — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026

If your grill has been hibernating for a few months, start with a deep clean using a wire-free brush and vinegar. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 16 May 2026

Schlosstein pictured hosting dinner parties in the dining room and lounging with her dog, Milo, on the terrace, as well as working from the office and hibernating in the library. — Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026

Those threats include boat strikes from propellers slicing through shells, being caught in fishing nets, shoreline development, tree removal reducing natural cover, de-icing bubblers that give otters access to hibernating turtles, and climate change. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026