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Adjective hibernating has 1 sense

dormant, hibernating, torpid - in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"
Antonym: awake (indirect, via asleep)

Verb hibernate has 2 senses

hibernate, hole up - sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"
--₁ is one way to sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
Antonyms: estivate, aestivate

Derived forms: noun hibernation₂, noun hibernation₁
Sample sentence:
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hibernate - be in an inactive or dormant state
--₂ is one way to rest
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