hiverner — meaning in English

English meaning

• hibernate verb For an animal to spend winter in a dormant, low-energy state.
• winter noun The coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring.

Senses

hiverner is used for these senses in English:

• hibernate (intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.
• winter (intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).

hibernate — full definition

1. verb For an animal to spend winter in a dormant, low-energy state.
2. verb For a computer to enter a power-saving mode that saves its current state to disk.

winter — full definition

1. noun The coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring.
2. noun Figuratively, a period of decline, hardship, or dormancy.
3. verb To spend the winter season somewhere.
4. verb To keep or store something through the winter to protect it from the cold.

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