11 Letter Words for Hibernating
hibernating, inbreathing
10 Letter Words for Hibernating
brigantine, herniating, inearthing
9 Letter Words for Hibernating
bantering, breathing, gainbirth, hartening, hibernian, inbearing, inebriant, inhabiter, rebaiting, rebathing, reinhabit, retaining
8 Letter Words for Hibernating
airthing, argentin, arginine, bahreini, baiginet, beathing, berating, berthing, birthing, braining, brighten, bringeth, earthing, habiting, harbinge, hearting, hibernia, ianthine, inbreath, ingather, inhering, ithagine, naething, neritina, nigerian, nitering, rebating, rebiting, retinian, tabering, thingier, training, triennia, tringine
7 Letter Words for Hibernating
abietin, aginner, airning, airting, angrite, anither, anteing, anterin, anthine, antigen, aribine, atebrin, bahrein, baignet, bainite, bairnie, baiting, banteng, banting, barning, bathing, beaning, bearing, beating, begrain, benight, bentang, benting, binnite, bragite, brainge, brining, britain, earning, engrain, enright, entrain, gahnite, gentian, gentiin, geranin, ginnier, granite, granthi, gratine, gribane, grinnie, haining, hairing, hairnet, hanting, hearing, heating, heiring, henting, hernani, hernant, hinting, iberian, igniter, igraine, inbeing, inbirth, inbring, inearth, inertia, ingenit, ingrain, ingrate, ingreat, ingrian, inhabit, inherit, inhiate, intrine, naither, nearing, negrita, nigeria, nighter, nightie, nigrine, nithing, rabinet, raining, raiting, ranting, regnant, reining, renting, rhagite, rigbane, righten, ringbit, ringent, ringite, tanghin, tangier, tearing, terning, thebain, therian, thinner, tiering, tigrine, tinnier, trannie, trining
6 Letter Words for Hibernating
abeigh, abiegh, abient, abigei, abrine, aigret, airing, anight, annite, anteri, anther, anting, antrin, arbith, argent, argine, aribin, aright, athing, bagnet, bainie, bainin, baiter, banger, baning, banner, bannet, banter, bantin, baring, barite, bather, bating, begani, begari, behang, behint, benign, berain, bering, berith, bertha, bertin, betain, beting, bhangi, bharti, bigate, bihari, binate, binger, binghi, birthe, biting, breath, bright, brigit, brinie, eaning, earing, eating, engarb, engirt, enring, entria, erning, gabert, gainer, gaiter, ganner, gannet, gareth, garnet, garten, gather, genian, gibier, ginner, ginnet, girnie, graben, graine, graith, granet, gratin, greith, grenat, haeing, hagein, hairen, hanger, hangie, haring, harten, hartin, hating, hegari, hegira, henbit, hernia, heting, hieing, hinger, hinner, hinter, hirage, hiring, iberia, ignite, inaner, inbent, ingate, ingent, ingine, ingirt, innage, innate, inring, intern, intine, intire, naigie, nanger, narine, nather, nerita, nigher, nither, ragini, rahing, ranine, ratine, rating, reagin, rebait, regain, regian, regina, rehang, retain, retina, rhibia, taeing, tahini, tairge, tanger, tangie, tanier, tanner, taring, teaing, terbia, theban, theirn, thenar, thrain, thrang, thring, tibiae, tinage, tinean, tinger, tinier, tining, tinner, tinnie, tirage, tiriba, tiring, triage, trigae, tringa
5 Letter Words for Hibernating
abner, abnet, abret, abrin, aegir, agent, agrin, ahent, ahing, ahint, aiger, airth, anent, anger, anigh, annet, annie, antre, areng, arent, argin, arite, arith, ating, atren, bagie, bagne, bagre, baign, bairn, baith, bange, banig, baret, barge, bargh, barie, barih, barit, barth, bater, bathe, beant, beath, beati, began, begar, begat, begin, being, beira, benin, benni, berat, bergh, berth, betag, bhang, bigae, bigha, bight, bihar, binge, binit, binna, birne, birth, biter, brage, bragi, brain, brant, brent, breth, brian, brine, bring, brite, brith, earth, ehing, eight, engin, enhat, ennia, enrib, entia, erbia, ering, etang, gaine, garbe, gareh, garni, garth, gater, geira, genii, genin, genit, gerah, getah, ghain, giant, giber, giher, girba, girth, grain, grane, grant, grate, great, grein, greit, greta, grint, grith, habet, habit, haine, haint, haire, haiti, hange, harbi, hater, heart, henna, herba, hiant, hiate, hiera, higra, hinge, hiren, inane, inert, ingan, inger, inner, innet, innit, inter, intra, irani, irate, irena, irian, iring, ither, naght, nathe, neath, neigh, nenta, niger, night, nigra, niner, ninib, ninth, niter, raine, range, rathe, rebag, reban, rebit, regia, regin, regna, rehab, reign, reina, renga, renig, renin, retag, retan, retia, retin, rhein, rhine, riant, ribat, right, ringe, rithe, taber, tahin, tairn, tangi, targe, tarie, tarin, tenai, tenga, tenia, terai, terga, terna, thagi, thane, thegn, theia, thein, their, thine, thing, thrae, tiang, tiber, tibia, tiger, tinea, tinge, tingi, tragi, train, tribe, triga, trina, trine
4 Letter Words for Hibernating
abet, abir, abit, abri, agen, ager, aget, agin, agit, agni, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, aith, anet, anne, anni, anre, ante, anti, areg, aren, aret, argh, arni, arte, bagh, baht, bain, bait, bane, bang, bani, bant, bare, bari, barn, bart, bate, bath, bean, bear, beat, behn, bein, bena, beng, beni, benn, bent, berg, bern, beta, beth, bhat, bien, bier, biga, bine, bing, binh, bint, biri, birn, birt, bite, biti, brae, brag, bran, brat, brei, bret, brie, brig, brin, brit, earn, eath, eigh, eira, engr, entr, erat, eria, erin, erth, etna, gabi, gaen, gaet, gain, gair, gait, gane, gant, garb, gare, gari, garn, gart, gate, gath, gean, gear, geat, gein, geir, geit, gena, gent, gerb, geta, ghat, gibe, gien, ginn, gire, giri, girn, girt, gite, gith, gnar, gnat, grab, gran, grat, gren, gret, grin, grit, haen, hagi, hain, hair, hait, hang, hani, hant, hare, harn, hart, hate, hear, heat, heii, heir, heng, hent, hera, herb, hern, hert, higi, hine, hing, hint, hire, iare, inbe, inga, inia, init, inne, inta, inti, intr, iran, itai, iter, nabe, nagi, naib, naig, nain, nane, nant, nare, natr, near, neat, nebn, nein, neth, neti, ngai, nigh, nina, nine, rabi, rage, ragi, rain, rait, rane, rang, rann, rant, rate, rath, rean, regt, rein, reit, renn, rent, rgen, rhea, rhet, ribe, riga, rine, ring, rita, rite, tabi, taen, tahr, taig, tain, tane, tang, tanh, tare, tari, tarn, tean, tear, tega, tehr, teng, tera, tern, thae, thai, than, thar, thea, theb, then, thig, thin, thir, tiar, tien, tier, tige, tine, ting, tire, trag, trah, trib, trie, trig, trin, trna
3 Letter Words for Hibernating
abn, abr, abt, aer, age, agr, agt, ahi, ain, air, ait, ane, ann, ant, arb, are, arg, arn, art, ate, bae, bag, bah, bai, ban, bar, bat, beg, ben, ber, bet, big, bin, bit, bra, ean, ear, eat, ebn, eir, eng, era, erg, ern, ert, eta, eth, gab, gan, gar, gat, geb, gen, ger, get, gib, gie, gin, git, gra, gte, hab, hae, hag, han, hat, hei, hen, her, het, hgt, hia, hie, hin, hir, hit, iba, ign, ihi, ing, inn, int, ira, ire, ita, nab, nae, nag, nah, nar, nat, nbe, nbg, nea, neb, neg, nei, net, nib, nie, nig, nit, nne, nth, rab, rag, rah, rai, ran, rat, rbi, rea, reb, reg, reh, rei, rha, rhb, rhe, ria, rib, rie, rig, rin, rit, rna, rte, rti, tab, tag, tai, tan, tar, tea, teg, ten, ter, tgn, tha, thb, the, tib, tie, tig, tin, tng, tra, tri
Definitions for Hibernating
[1] Zoology . to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
[2] to withdraw or be in seclusion; retire.
[3] to winter in a place with a milder climate: Each winter finds us hibernating in Florida.
[4] (of some mammals, reptiles, and amphibians) to pass the winter in a dormant condition with metabolism greatly slowed down Compare aestivate
[5] to cease from activity
Words related to Hibernating
hibernatehide, vegetate, sleep, winter, immure
Words nearby Hibernating
hibernatehibachi, hibakusha, hibbing, hibernaculum, hibernal, hibernate, hibernation, hibernia, hibernian, hibernicism, hibernicize
Origin of Hibernating
eFirst recorded in 1795–1805, hibernate is from the Latin word hībernātus (past participle of hībernāre to spend the winter). See hibernal, -ate1
Words that may be confused with Hibernating
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, hibernateestivate, hibernate
Other words from Hibernating
hi·ber·na·tion , noun
hi·ber·na·tor , noun
post·hi·ber·na·tion , adjective
sem·i·hi·ber·na·tion , noun
Word origin for Hibernating
eC19: from Latin hībernāre to spend the winter, from hībernus of winter, from hiems winter
Synonyms for Hibernating
hole up, hide, immure, sleep, vegetate, winter, lie torpid