suspended animationnoun [ U ]
uk/səˈspen.dɪd ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/səˈspen.dɪd ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/a state in which life in a body is temporarily slowed down or stopped:
Some animals, such as hedgehogs, exist in a state of suspended animation during the winter.
figurative A cut in interest rates would lift the economy out of its current state of suspended animation.
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Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- eusocial
- fledge
- lap
- maul
- migrant
- mob
- molt
- nest
- nuzzle
- perch
- prey
- ruminate
- scratch
- shy
- skitter
- slaver 1
- stampede
- torpor
- trot
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