<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>estivated</li><li>estivating</li></ul><p><strong>Definition:</strong></p><ul><li>To spend the summer, as at a specific place or in a certain activity.</li><li>Zoology: To spend a hot, dry season in an inactive, dormant state, as certain reptiles, snails, insects, and small mammals.</li></ul>