hibernate

hibernate is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects.
2. verb. sleep during winter

   "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"

3. verb. be in an inactive or dormant state

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in hibernate:

inbreathe

Common word forms

hibernated, hibernates, hibernating

Words from these letters

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