Hibernating (7)
I believe the answer is:
dormant
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">hibernating</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that hibernating can be written as dormant)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dormant that I've seen before include "Latent" , "Inactive, but not dead" , "Comatose" , "Temporarily quiet" , "Suspended" .)