hibernating

Verb

hibernate (third-person singular simple present hibernates, present participle hibernating, simple past and past participle hibernated)

1. (intransitive) 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.
   • Hedgehogs and bears are two of the many mammals that hibernate in winter.
2. (intransitive) To live in seclusion.
3. (intransitive) To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
   • Your computer hibernates after it has been idle for the specified amount of time.2001, Microsoft Corp, Use Hibernate and Standby to Conserve Batteries