hibernating

(verb) sleep during winter. Synonyms: hibernate, hole up. Example: "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves."

(verb) be in an inactive or dormant state. Synonyms: hibernate.

(adj) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation. Synonyms: dormant, hibernating(prenominal), torpid. Examples: "Dormant buds." "A hibernating bear." "Torpid frogs."