| For decades and possibly centuries, the tradition bearers idled, and the tradition itself hibernated. |
| Here they fed on bats, took to inbreeding, and hibernated for decades or even centuries at a time. |
| The silent clocks hibernated under extinguishers dropped over them two months since. |
| In the fall of 1998, the trees were cut down while the dormice hibernated. |
| Q I thought squirrels hibernated during winter so why do I see them in my garden? |
| There is an early legend that swallows and swifts hibernated in caves or clefts in the rocks. |
