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Hibernating is an English word with synonyms like dormant or torpid. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Hibernating in a sentence

Hibernating meaning

present participle and gerund of hibernate

Synonyms of Hibernating

dormant torpid asleep

Related words

Other words often associated with Hibernating or its synonyms:

inactive drowsing inert sleepy sleeping soggy drowsy active dozy sluggish quiescent

Using Hibernating

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of hibernate
  • Useful related words include: dormant, torpid, asleep.
  • In the example corpus, hibernating often appears in combinations such as: hibernating animals, hibernating or, not hibernating.

Context around Hibernating

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

non 1× studies 1× previously 1× insurgents 1× allow 1× bandits 1×

Often after:

animals 2× sounds 1× members 1× squirrels 1× acts 1× hedgehogs 1× creatures 1× throughout 1× crewmates 1×

Sentence patterns with Hibernating

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and in hibernating animals 1× are not hibernating for winter 1× bears not hibernating at all 1× bonfire for hibernating creatures using 1× criminals were hibernating in some 1× feel like hibernating and being 1× feel like hibernating or at 1× for the hibernating hedgehogs make 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

adeniyi said that 1× after sunny skies 1× brown adipose tissue 1× dave begins to 1× february looks set 1× hibernating sounds so 1×

Common sentence endings:

almost killing dave 1× being in seclusion 1× being on tour 1× biomedicine for humans 1× east in general 1× greedy or hibernating 1×

Words around Hibernating

Just before it in the word index:

hibernate 39 hibernaculum 3 hiber 2 hibel 2 hibees 5 hibbs 10

Just after it in the word index:

hibernation 92 hibernators 3 hibernia 17 hibernian 62 hibernians 11 hiberno 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aarons 33 abra 33 accelerations 33 accies 33 adepoju 33 aduana 33

Corpus analysis for Hibernating

  • In this selection, "hibernating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, non, studies, previously, animals, sounds and members stand out and add context to how "hibernating" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and in hibernating animals and are not hibernating for winter. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hibernating" sits close to words such as aarons, abra and accelerations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hibernating

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

You’ll feel like hibernating and being in seclusion. (9 words)

Hibernating squirrels exhibit thirst suppression despite signs of fluid deficiency. (10 words)

Then, decide if you should be fearful, greedy, or hibernating. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

After sunny skies and 60s earlier this week, a 20- to 30-degree drop in air temperature with chilling winds might make you feel like hibernating – or at least cozying up to a hot cup of coffee, tea or cocoa. (40 words)

Isa said the operation was based on credible information that some of the fleeing criminals were hibernating in some towns and villages of Borno and Yobe States in particular and North East in general. (34 words)

February looks set to be a blockbuster month in the capital, so if you’ve been hibernating throughout the first month of the year, now is the perfect time to emerge. (31 words)

Exclamation examples

This, of course, doesn’t over impress the resident non-hibernating members of our garden crew, the squirrels, who don’t really want any more competitors to their food supplies! (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

Hibernating sounds so appealing after a busy time being on tour.

This, of course, doesn’t over impress the resident non-hibernating members of our garden crew, the squirrels, who don’t really want any more competitors to their food supplies!

UAF hosts the one-of-a-kind Center for Transformative Research in Metabolism, which studies hibernating animals to benefit biomedicine for humans.

You’ll also be happy to know they are not hibernating for winter–they’re going into catering, drop off, and pick up orders in the Norcross area.

Hibernating squirrels exhibit thirst suppression despite signs of fluid deficiency.

If you were around in Iceland in the early 2010s, you should be fully aware of the cultural significance of the previously hibernating acts Jeff Who and Dikta.

If you wish to leave food or water for the hibernating hedgehogs, make sure it's placed in a separate area of the garden, away from the hedgehog house.

Search the bonfire for hibernating creatures using a torch and rake before starting the fire.

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Some American black bears not hibernating at all, due to both a warmer world and continuing food sources, mainly food provided unintentionally by humans.

You’ll feel like hibernating and being in seclusion.

Adeniyi said that the command had launched several military operations along the road to route out the insurgents hibernating around the highway to cause havoc.

February looks set to be a blockbuster month in the capital, so if you’ve been hibernating throughout the first month of the year, now is the perfect time to emerge.

Respect closures to human presence to allow hibernating or wintering animals the space to survive.

Several bandits hibernating in the camp were killed in the attack.

After sunny skies and 60s earlier this week, a 20- to 30-degree drop in air temperature with chilling winds might make you feel like hibernating – or at least cozying up to a hot cup of coffee, tea or cocoa.

In your opinion Jim Grant or is it just hibernating a bit.

Isa said the operation was based on credible information that some of the fleeing criminals were hibernating in some towns and villages of Borno and Yobe States in particular and North East in general.

Then, decide if you should be fearful, greedy, or hibernating.

Brown adipose tissue is found in mammals, and is at its highest levels in early life and in hibernating animals.

Dave begins to revive his hibernating crewmates, but is foiled when HAL vents the ship's atmosphere into the vacuum of space, killing the awakening crew members and almost killing Dave.

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Common combinations with hibernating

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hibernating" in a sentence?
An example: "Hibernating sounds so appealing after a busy time being on tour." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hibernating" from authentic English texts.
What does "hibernating" mean?
Hibernating means: present participle and gerund of hibernate
What are synonyms of "hibernating"?
Common synonyms of "hibernating" include: dormant, torpid, asleep.
How many example sentences with "hibernating" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "hibernating", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.