denning

UK
/ˈden.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɛn.ɪŋ/

Traducciones

denningnoun
The bear returned to its denning for the winter.
Медведь вернулся в своё логово на зиму.
The fox found a safe denning to raise her cubs.
Лиса нашла безопасную берлогу, чтобы вырастить своих детёнышей.
denninggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈden.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɛn.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe animals that are occupying or preparing a den.
denverb

denning

Gerund

denned
Past Simple
denned
Past Participle
denning
Gerund
UK
/den/
US
/dɛn/
Intransitive and occasionally transitive verb meaning ‘to live in or retreat to a den (of animals)’, or ‘to drive into a den’.

Definiciones

denningnoun
The act or process of a wild animal, especially a bear, making a den or living in a den.
The denning of bears is a crucial period for their survival during the winter months.
denninggerund / present participle
(of a wild animal) occupying or preparing a den for shelter or hibernation.
Disturbing denning bears can have serious ecological consequences.
denverb
(of an animal) to live in or retreat to a den, especially for shelter during a particular season.
Black bears often den in hollow trees throughout the winter.
To place or confine (an animal) in a den for shelter.
Wildlife rehabilitators denned the orphaned cubs before the snow arrived.