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Hibernation Crossword Clue

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noun

• a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

• a torpid state resembling deep sleep

• a period of time spent sleeping

• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

verb

• be asleep

• be able to accommodate for sleeping

90%8 A state of extreme tiredness or lack of energy
noun

• a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

• weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

• inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

90%10 State of inactivity or dormancy
noun

• a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction

• quiet and inactive restfulness

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