Synonyms of hibernating

hibernating

verb

present participle of hibernate

as in sleeping

to be in an inactive state

bears hibernating in their dens

Related Words

• sleeping
• resting
• lounging
• chilling
• dozing
• playing
• idling
• loafing
• lingering
• lazing
• relaxing
• bumming
• messing
• dawdling
• hanging (around or out)
• droning
• estivating
• lolling
• monkeying
• mucking
• hacking (around)
• poking
• fooling
• goofing (off)
• lazying
• kicking back
• dillydallying
• hanging about
• lagging
• piddling
• dallying
• fiddling (around)
• loitering
• puttering (around)
• pottering (around)
• vegging out
• trifling
• kicking around
• footling
• tarrying
• malingering
• goldbricking
• truanting
• furloughing

Dissimilar Words

• working
• laboring
• sweating
• plowing
• plugging
• toiling
• grubbing
• grinding
• slaving
• plodding
• humping
• hustling
• pegging
• applying
• buckling (down)
• drudging
• moiling
• travailing
• exerting
• putting out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hibernating

Last winter was tough for marmots living high in the Colorado mountains, where researchers say two-thirds of one population died while hibernating because of insufficient snow cover. — Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Ticks go dormant in temperatures below 40 degrees, hibernating beneath leaf litter and snow. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

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

Some bears spent the colder months hibernating under Lake Tahoe-area homes. — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 16 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

In the wild, boreal toads survive harsh winters by essentially hibernating. — Alex Lehnert, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026