HIBERNATION
Scrabble letter values: H4I1B3E1R1N1A1T1I1O1N1 = 16
Definition
- noun the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter.
- noun cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter.
- noun the act of retiring into inactivity.
Examples
- “especially slowing of metabolism in some animals”
- “he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years”