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Hibernating

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torpidnounlazy, lethargic or apathetic
dormantnounInactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.

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asleepIn a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
dormantnounInactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
torpidnounlazy, lethargic or apathetic
hibernaculanoun(zoology) The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter.
overwinteringnounThe action of overwintering.
sleepverb(intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
sleepingnounAsleep.
winterverbTraditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere and the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.
winteringnounThe act of staying at a place throughout the winter.
hibernalnounOf or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal
slumberingverbsleep
hibernaculumnoun(zoology) The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter.
winter sleepa 2014 Turkish drama film directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, adapted from the novella "The Wife" by Anton Chekhov and one subplot of The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
slumbersnounA very light state of sleep, almost awake.
hibernianoun(poetic) an island and country in northwestern Europe.
deep sleepnoun(medicine) stage 3 of non-rapid eye movement sleep
slumbernounA very light state of sleep, almost awake.
snoozingverb(intransitive) To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
slumberedverb(intransitive) To be in a very light state of sleep, almost awake.
eternal sleepnoun(idiomatic, euphemistic) Death

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