estivated Antonyms
Strongest:
- idled
- pottered-around-
- dozed
- footled
- vegged-out
- fiddled-around-
- goofed-off-
- hung-about
- hung-around-or-out-
- loafed
- lazed
- bummed
- kicked-back
- dillydallied
- hibernated
- hacked-around-
- droned
- hanged-around-or-out-
Strong:
- puttered-around-
- kicked-around
- mucked
- dallied
- slept
- dawdled
- piddled
- monkeyed
- trifled
- truanted
- loitered
- chilled
- lingered
- lolled
- fooled
- lazied
- played
- lagged
- messed
- relaxed
- rested
- lounged
Weak:
Meaning of estivated
estivated
to pass the summer in a state of torpor or dormancy
estivated Sentence Examples
- Ecologists estivated the kangaroo population to be around 5,000 individuals.
- During the scorching summer months, the alligators estivated in burrows to avoid the extreme heat.
- Scientists estivated the water consumption of a group of elephants based on their food intake.
- The city planners estivated the amount of traffic that would be generated by a new development.
- The contractor estivated the cost of repairing the bridge to be approximately $1 million.
- The investment firm estivated the potential return on an investment based on historical data.
- The statistician estivated the probability of a rain event using a statistical model.
- The architect estivated the amount of natural light that would enter a building based on its design.
- The farmer estivated the yield of a crop based on the size of the plants and the soil conditions.
- The government estivated the population of a country based on census data and birth and death records.
FAQs About the word estivated
to pass the summer in a state of torpor or dormancy
idled, pottered (around), dozed, footled, vegged out, fiddled (around), goofed (off), hung about, hung (around or out), loafed
slaved, plugged, plodded, hustled, labored, sweated, ground, buckled (down), wrought, plowed
Ecologists estivated the kangaroo population to be around 5,000 individuals.
During the scorching summer months, the alligators estivated in burrows to avoid the extreme heat.
Scientists estivated the water consumption of a group of elephants based on their food intake.
The city planners estivated the amount of traffic that would be generated by a new development.
