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present participle of hibernate
Synonyms & Antonyms of hibernating
to be in an inactive state
- bears hibernating in their dens
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for hibernating
- dozing,
- estivating
- (or aestivating)
- bumming,
- chilling,
- dallying,
- dawdling,
- dillydallying,
- droning,
- footling,
- goofing (off),
- hacking (around),
- hanging about
- [British],
- hanging (around or out),
- idling,
- kicking around,
- kicking back,
- lazing,
- lazying,
- loafing,
- lolling,
- lounging,
- vegging out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for hibernating
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